The Invisible Man · Character

Mr. Teddy Henfrey

A clock repairman who is suspicious of the stranger from the start.

minor

Also known as Teddy Henfrey, Mr. Teddy, Mr. Henfrey, Henfrey, Teddy, Ted

First appearance: Mr. Teddy Henfrey's First Impressions

Mr. Teddy Henfrey's tie to Mrs. Hall is one of the pressures that moves The Invisible Man—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Clock-jobber who is unnerved by the stranger's appearance and spreads suspicion about him.

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With Mrs. Hall (social): Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations about Griffin with Mrs. Hall, fueling her unease. With Griffin (rivalry): Henfrey is suspicious of Griffin from the start and later actively opposes him, becoming one of his many local antagonists. With Mr. Hall (social): Mr. Hall and Teddy Henfrey are local acquaintances who share gossip and suspicions about Griffin, bonding over their unease.

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Relationship types

Social
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Iping townspeople and authorities
Primary antagonists and allies
Protagonist
Minor witnesses and victims

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Mrs. Hall
social · ambivalent
Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations… How this plays out →
Griffin
rivalry · negative
Mr. Hall
social · ambivalent
Mrs. Hall
social · ambivalent
Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations… How this plays out →
Mrs. Hall
social · ambivalent
Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations… How this plays out →
Mr. Hall
social · ambivalent
Griffin
rivalry · negative

Mrs. Hall
Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations about Griffin with Mrs. Hall, fueling her unease.
Griffin
Henfrey is suspicious of Griffin from the start and later actively opposes him, becoming one of his many local antagonists.
Mr. Hall
Mr. Hall and Teddy Henfrey are local acquaintances who share gossip and suspicions about Griffin, bonding over their unease.
Mrs. Hall
Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations about Griffin with Mrs. Hall, fueling her unease.
Mrs. Hall
Teddy Henfrey is a clock repairman and local gossip who shares suspicious observations about Griffin with Mrs. Hall, fueling her unease.
Mr. Hall
Mr. Hall and Teddy Henfrey are local acquaintances who share gossip and suspicions about Griffin, bonding over their unease.
Griffin
Henfrey is suspicious of Griffin from the start and later actively opposes him, becoming one of his many local antagonists.

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Mr. Teddy Henfrey appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Mr. Teddy Henfrey's First Impressions
Clock-jobber who is unnerved by the stranger's appearance and spreads suspicion about him.
The Thousand and One Bottles
Henfrey listens to Fearenside's account of the stranger's piebald appearance in the beer shop.
Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger
Mentioned as being scared by the stranger's skull-like head at night, and as the originator of the theory that the stranger is a criminal.
XII: The Invisible Man Loses His Temper
Discusses the strange events with Hall and witnesses the commotion.

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