# Mr. Waddington — The Small Bachelor character guide

> Mr. Waddington in The Small Bachelor by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Waddington, old Waddington

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A supporting presence in the Waddington household whose name and authority hover over the family's tangled romantic entanglements.

## Who they are

Mr. Waddington belongs to the household's older generation, a figure whose money, marriages, and pearl necklaces shape the younger characters' fortunes. His legacy — including the necklace held in trust for Molly — becomes a pivot of the plot's schemes and misunderstandings. He matters less for what he does than for what his estate and name set in motion among the living.

## Relationships

### [George Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/george_finch)

_social_

George Finch interacts with Mr. Waddington as a social acquaintance, likely due to his connection with Molly.

### [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/c)

_social_

C and Mr. Waddington are social acquaintances, meeting in the context of the Waddington family circle.

### [Sigsbee H. Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/sigsbee_h_waddington)

_family_

Mr. Waddington is the father of Sigsbee Waddington, with a familial dynamic of authority and care.

### [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/c)

_social_

C and Mr. Waddington are social acquaintances, meeting in the context of the Waddington family circle.

### [George Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/george_finch)

_social_

George Finch interacts with Mr. Waddington as a social acquaintance, likely due to his connection with Molly.

### [George Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/george_finch)

_social_

George Finch interacts with Mr. Waddington as a social acquaintance, likely due to his connection with Molly.

### [Sigsbee H. Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/sigsbee_h_waddington)

_family_

Mr. Waddington is the father of Sigsbee Waddington, with a familial dynamic of authority and care.

### [Sigsbee H. Waddington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/sigsbee_h_waddington)

_family_

Mr. Waddington is the father of Sigsbee Waddington, with a familial dynamic of authority and care.

### [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/characters/c)

_social_

C and Mr. Waddington are social acquaintances, meeting in the context of the Waddington family circle.

## In the story

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

Mr. Waddington is in the library, refusing to dress for dinner due to a 'spell' involving Zane Grey and Tom Mix.

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

Expresses disdain for Easterners and invites George to his study.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as having mistaken George's name for Pinch or Winch earlier.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/iv)

George asks to see him after being denied Molly, but is also told he is not at home.

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

Referenced as 'old Waddington' who invited George to dinner.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/v)

Present during the chaos and involved in the resolution.

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

Referred to as Sigsbee H. Waddington; reacts with distress to the plan to sell the necklace.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_small_bachelor_se/chapters/xi)

Present at the wedding, horrified to hear about the oil strike and the value of the stock he sold.

## Links

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