# Abou Fatma — The Four Feathers character guide

> Abou Fatma in The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Abou

**First appearance:** 0012-x-the-wells-of-obak

## Snapshot

A Kababish tribesman who once risked his life to recover the Gordon letters from Berber, and whose name surfaces years later in Durrance's careful questioning of Willoughby.

## Who they are

Abou Fatma belongs to the world of desert errands and dangerous commissions—the man who hid the Gordon letters in Berber and undertook a job at the risk of his life for no obvious reason once Gordon was dead. His name becomes a wedge in Durrance's conversation with Willoughby, exposing the latter's unease and hinting at debts Feversham may have incurred. He matters as a shadowy figure whose past deeds quietly connect the Sudan to the drawing rooms of England.

## Relationships

### [Harry Feversham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/characters/harry_feversham)

_friendship_

Abou Fatma is a loyal companion and guide to Harry during his time in the desert, forming a bond of mutual respect.

### [Harry Feversham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/characters/harry_feversham)

_friendship_

Abou Fatma is a loyal companion and guide to Harry during his time in the desert, forming a bond of mutual respect.

### [Harry Feversham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/characters/harry_feversham)

_friendship_

Abou Fatma is a loyal companion and guide to Harry during his time in the desert, forming a bond of mutual respect.

## In the story

### [VII: The Last Reconnaissance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/vii-the-last-reconnaissance)

A Kababish Arab, former servant of Gordon, who delivers news of a hidden letter.

### [X: The Wells of Obak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/x-the-wells-of-obak)

A loyal ally who receives the message from the donkey and passes it to Feversham, showing his continued support.

### [XXIX: Colonel Trench Assumes a Knowledge of Chemistry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxix-colonel-trench-assumes-a-knowledge-of-chemistry)

Waits with camels but is forced to leave without the prisoners; later returns with supplies.

### [XXX: The Last of the Southern Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_feathers_se/chapters/xxx-the-last-of-the-southern-cross)

Guides the escape, providing camels, arms, and crucial information about the pursuit.

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