# Herbert White — The Lady of the Barge character guide

> Herbert White in The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Herbert

**First appearance:** 0001-the-monkey-s-paw

## Who they are

A character related to Mr. White, with a minor role.

## In the story

### [The Monkey's Paw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/the-monkey-s-paw)

The son who dies in a machinery accident after the first wish, and whose corpse is summoned by the second wish.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/i)

Plays chess with his father, jokes about the paw, and sees a horrible simian face in the dying fire before bed.

### [The Price of a Wish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as the son who died in a machinery accident; his death fulfills the first wish.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/iii)

The deceased son whose return is wished for, but the outcome is left ambiguous and horrifying.

### [Three at Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/three-at-table)

The disfigured son who dines in the dark to hide his appearance, injured in a house fire.

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