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

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Negget, the matchmaking Mr. Negget, the wily Negget

**First appearance:** 0000-the-lady-of-the-barge

## Who they are

A wily, matchmaking presence whose persistent scheming nudges the barge's passengers toward entanglements they never planned.

## In the story

### [Cupboard Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/cupboard-love)

The farmer, husband of Mrs. Negget, who is skeptical of the investigation and ends up making a night of it.

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