# Wilfred Carr — The Lady of the Barge character guide

> Wilfred Carr in The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Carr

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

## Who they are

A charming, reckless cousin whose gambling debts and taste for blackmail turn a friendly game of billiards into a quiet, desperate threat.

## Relationships

### [Jem Benson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/jem_benson)

_friendship_

Close companions who often work and socialize together.

### [Jem Benson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/jem_benson)

_friendship_

Close companions who often work and socialize together.

### [Jem Benson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/characters/jem_benson)

_friendship_

Close companions who often work and socialize together.

## In the story

### [The Well](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/the-well)

Blackmails Jem, forcing him into the dangerous well descent.

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

Attempts to blackmail his cousin Jem Benson by threatening to sell letters that could ruin Jem's engagement to Olive.

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

Wilfred is mentioned in conversation as having disappeared, and Jem speaks of him with bitterness, accusing him of blackmail and ruining lives.

## Links

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