# Mr. Farne — The Man Within character guide

> Mr. Farne in The Man Within by Graham Greene.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Farne, this Mr. Farne

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-i

## Who they are

A sober churchgoing man whose quiet disapproval and locked doors make him the most quietly dangerous presence in the room.

## Relationships

### [Francis Andrews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/francis_andrews)

_professional_

Mr. Farne is a fellow smuggler and associate of Francis, bound by their criminal enterprise.

### [Sir Henry Merriman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/sir_henry_merriman)

_professional_

Mr. Farne and Sir Henry are connected through the smuggling network, with Farne serving under Merriman's authority.

### [Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/elizabeth)

_social_

Elizabeth knows Mr. Farne as an associate of Francis, but their relationship is distant.

### [Francis Andrews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/francis_andrews)

_professional_

Mr. Farne is a fellow smuggler and associate of Francis, bound by their criminal enterprise.

### [Francis Andrews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/francis_andrews)

_professional_

Mr. Farne is a fellow smuggler and associate of Francis, bound by their criminal enterprise.

### [Sir Henry Merriman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/sir_henry_merriman)

_professional_

Mr. Farne and Sir Henry are connected through the smuggling network, with Farne serving under Merriman's authority.

### [Sir Henry Merriman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/sir_henry_merriman)

_professional_

Mr. Farne and Sir Henry are connected through the smuggling network, with Farne serving under Merriman's authority.

### [Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/elizabeth)

_social_

Elizabeth knows Mr. Farne as an associate of Francis, but their relationship is distant.

### [Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/elizabeth)

_social_

Elizabeth knows Mr. Farne as an associate of Francis, but their relationship is distant.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/chapters/part-ii-vi)

Finds Andrews in the street, mistakes him for Mr. Absolom, offers him dinner and lodging, leads him to Sir Henry Merriman.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/chapters/part-ii-vii)

Mr. Farne is a barrister who treats Andrews with disdain, advising him not to drink more and showing disapproval of Sir Henry's leniency.

## Links

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