# Dallas — The Pothunters character guide

> Dallas in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ward, Dallas of Ward

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Snapshot

A Ward House boy with a boxer's easy confidence and a friend's instinct for sharing news, whether it's Plunkett's downfall or the day's athletic gossip.

## Who they are

Dallas belongs to that cheerful stratum of school life where sport, gossip, and House loyalty matter more than intrigue. He brings Vaughan the news of Plunkett's expulsion and trades talk of the mile and the cross-country with the casual fluency of a boy at home in his world. His easy sociability makes him a natural conduit for the novel's early information, carrying tidings between Houses without ever meaning to.

## Relationships

### [Plunkett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/plunkett)

_friendship_

Frequent companions, likely fellow students who share common interests or activities.

### [Vaughan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/vaughan)

_friendship_

School companions who interact frequently, likely part of the same friend group.

### [Plunkett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/plunkett)

_friendship_

Frequent companions, likely fellow students who share common interests or activities.

### [Vaughan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/vaughan)

_friendship_

School companions who interact frequently, likely part of the same friend group.

### [Vaughan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/vaughan)

_friendship_

School companions who interact frequently, likely part of the same friend group.

## In the story

### [Concerning the Mutual Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/v-concerning-the-mutual-friend)

Shares a study with Vaughan and Plunkett; calls Plunkett the 'Mutual Friend' and criticizes his manners.

### [Concerning the Mutual Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/v-concerning-the-mutual-friend)

House master; blamed for bringing Plunkett in as head of the House instead of Vaughan.

### [XIII: Sir Alfred Scores](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xiii-sir-alfred-scores)

Dallas inquires about Plunkett's meeting with the Headmaster and is told a lie about his leaving.

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