# The Chaplain — Short Fiction character guide

> The Chaplain in Short Fiction by Saki.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-reginald

## Who they are

A clergyman who appears in various social settings, often with dry wit.

## In the story

### [Reginald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/reginald)

Mentioned indirectly through the Archdeacon's wife; Reginald discusses Zaza with her.

### [The Saint and the Goblin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-saint-and-the-goblin)

The stone saint and goblin are the central figures; the vergeress is a minor human character.

### [Reginald on the Academy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/reginald-on-the-academy)

The Other, the Chaplain, engages in dialogue with Reginald, offering counterpoints and prompting further commentary.

### [Reginald's Peace Poem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/reginald-s-peace-poem)

The Other, who listens to Reginald's poem and offers dry commentary.

### [Reginald at the Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/reginald-at-the-theatre)

Not present; the duchess is the interlocutor, but the chaplain is not mentioned in this excerpt.

### [The Lost Sanjak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-lost-sanjak)

The prison chaplain who listens to the condemned man's story and later checks the location of Novibazar in an atlas.

### [The Unkindest Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-unkindest-blow)

Not directly present; the chapter focuses on the Duke of Falvertoon and the media circus.

### [The Storyteller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-storyteller)

Not present; placeholder omitted.

### [The East Wing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/the-east-wing)

Appears as Canon Clore, who comments on suffragette militancy and the political implications of the fire.

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