The Age of Innocence · Character
Mr. Welland
May's mild-mannered father, a gentleman whose drives and delicate health set the household's clock and whose nerves buckle under the Beaufort disgrace.
supporting
Also known as a Mr. Welland
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As a supporting figure in The Age of Innocence, Mr. Welland is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as being sensitive to domestic discomfort; the Wellands are installed for the winter in a rented house in St.
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Mr. Welland is a quiet fixture of the Welland routines, his afternoon drives and fragile constitution shaping the family's daily arrangements. He belongs to the older generation that dislikes 'Bohemian' quarters and the…
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