# Bill Abbott — Short Fiction character guide

> Bill Abbott in Short Fiction by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Will

**First appearance:** 0000-my-roomy

## Who they are

Character in stories, often a friend or acquaintance.

## In the story

### [Harmony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/harmony)

Narrator of the quartet story; sings bass and describes the group's history.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/vi)

The narrator, tries to reassure Crosby about the draft.

### [I: My Parents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/i-my-parents)

The narrator, a four-year-old boy, provides a humorous and precocious account of his family.

### [XI: How It Ended](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/xi-how-it-ended)

Narrator of the chapter, greeted by family at the station.

### [That Old Sweetheart of Mine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/that-old-sweetheart-of-mine)

An old suitor of Stella's, now a successful businessman, who still carries a torch for her and is in New York on a business trip.

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