George Farr

Januarius Jones

George Farr and Januarius Jones are antagonistic rivals, often clashing over Cecily Saunders.

Cecily Saunders

Cecily Saunders and George Farr are entangled in a strained romantic relationship marked by indecision.

Januarius Jones

George Farr and Januarius Jones are antagonistic rivals, often clashing over Cecily Saunders.

Januarius Jones

George Farr and Januarius Jones are antagonistic rivals, often clashing over Cecily Saunders.

Cecily Saunders

Cecily Saunders and George Farr are entangled in a strained romantic relationship marked by indecision.

Cecily Saunders

Cecily Saunders and George Farr are entangled in a strained romantic relationship marked by indecision.

III

Waits outside in his car, pressures Cecily to keep their date, and reluctantly agrees to drive her around the block after she breaks the news about Donald.

IV

Drives Cecily to a secluded lane, tries to persuade her not to marry Donald, and is left in despair after she returns home.

XI

Phoned again while Cecily was out, but she refuses to call him back.

XII

Mentioned as the boy Cecily is forbidden to see by her father.

XIV

Lurks at the courthouse, obsesses over Cecily, feels jealousy and relief after receiving her note.

I

Protagonist of the chapter; a self-styled gentleman obsessively fixated on Cecily Saunders, experiencing jealousy, terror, and confusion after she rejects him.

IX

Watches from the darkness, consumed by jealousy and despair, drinks with a friend.

XV

Walks the dark streets drinking, tormented by jealousy and longing for a woman who dances with others.

I

Obsessed with Cecily, he meets her secretly and is tormented by jealousy and insecurity.

Chapter III

Spends the entire chapter skulking, waiting, and hiding outside Cecily's house, experiencing physical and psychological torment.

Ten-Thirty

George Farr is the focal point of the chapter, moving stealthily to drink water and then returning to his post, embodying a sense of restless vigilance.

Eleven O’Clock

Spends the night hiding outside Cecily's house, wrestling with fear and desire, and fights Jones before they share a vigil until dawn.

VII: Voices

Desperately calls out to Cecily, unable to accept her engagement to Donald.

IX

George has been heavily drunk for a week, becoming a local landmark among town drunks. He receives a desperate call from Cecily, which shocks him into sobriety.

V

Observed as morose and thunderous, following Cecily and Mr. and Mrs. George Farr as they pass by.