Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Barnet
A sensitive, unhappily married townsman who avoids the harbour-road where a gentler past still lives, dreading the very sight of his wife's temper.
supporting
Also known as old Mr. Barnet, Barnet, Dear Barnet, George Barnet, Mr. George Barnet, Dear Mr. Barnet
First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Mr. Barnet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A key townsman involved in the unfolding events.
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Barnet sits on the corporation and once shared in the family rope-walks, but his real life is elsewhere — in the memory of a pleasing, gentle woman whose face rises whenever his domestic scene grows unbearable. He…
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- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
- Haunting Pasts and Duty
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