# Mr. White — The Lady of the Barge character guide

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

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A character appearing in the stories, possibly related to Mrs. White.

## In the story

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

The patriarch who makes the first wish for money and later wishes for his son's return, only to wish him away again.

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

Hosts Sergeant-Major Morris, retrieves the monkey's paw from the fire despite warnings, and makes the first wish for two hundred pounds.

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

Grieving father who made the first wish for money; collapses upon hearing the compensation amount.

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

Grieving father who reluctantly makes the second wish to bring his son back, then uses the third wish to send away the knocking horror.

## Links

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