Mr. Morgan

Frank Wentworth

Mr. Morgan is Frank's friend and fellow curate, sharing professional and personal camaraderie.

Mrs. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

Frank Wentworth

Mr. Morgan is Frank's friend and fellow curate, sharing professional and personal camaraderie.

Mrs. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

Mrs. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

Frank Wentworth

Mr. Morgan is Frank's friend and fellow curate, sharing professional and personal camaraderie.

Chapter I

The new Rector of Carlingford, recently married, who is frustrated by Mr. Wentworth's unauthorized activities in his parish and the poor state of the church.

II

The new Rector of Carlingford, who ignores Mr. Wentworth's work at Wharfside and speaks of his own plans for reform.

V

Heated and defensive, he discloses his grievances about Frank's mission, including the baptism of Tom Burrows's six children, revealing his wounded authority.

Chapter X

Confronts Frank in Prickett's Lane, claiming authority over Wharfside and criticizing Frank's unauthorized efforts; later discusses legal action with his wife.

XII

The Rector returns home agitated, sharing gossip about Mr. Wentworth and Rosa Elsworthy, and expresses moral outrage while revealing his own satisfaction at being proven right.

Chapter XXVIII

Discusses the scandal with Mr. Leeson, regrets not talking it over with his wife.

XXXI

The Rector listens to Elsworthy's accusations against Mr. Wentworth, feeling torn between his duty and his wife's influence.

XXXIII

Writes to Mr. Wentworth about rumors, excludes him from the funeral service.

XXXVI

Rector and chief magistrate of the tribunal, acting as counsel for the prosecution.

XXXIX

Acts as a reluctant and prejudiced judge; later struggles with his own resentment at the possibility of Frank's innocence and faces a cold reception from his wife.

XLV

The Rector, anxious about his wife's silence, eventually reveals his intention to offer the living to Frank, restoring harmony.