# Arthur Merton — Short Fiction character guide

> Arthur Merton in Short Fiction by Clark Ashton Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Mahout Arthur Merton, Merton

**First appearance:** 0002-the-mahout

## Who they are

A mahout who appears in the story.

## Relationships

### [John Hawley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/john_hawley)

_friendship_

Arthur Merton and John Hawley are close companions, often sharing drinks and discussing colonial affairs.

### [Raja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/raja)

_social_

Arthur Merton and Raja are occasional acquaintances at colonial social functions, with mutual wariness.

### [Raja](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/raja)

_social_

Arthur Merton and Raja are occasional acquaintances at colonial social functions, with mutual wariness.

## In the story

### [The Mahout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/chapters/the-mahout)

Hawley's cousin who dismisses the mahout's actions as incomprehensible native behavior.

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