# Stanning — The White Feather character guide > Stanning in The White Feather by P. G. Wodehouse. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Attell **First appearance:** 0001-the-white-feather ## Snapshot A Wrykyn senior who presides over the house's judgment of Sheen with cold efficiency, treating disgrace as a matter of procedure. ## Who they are Stanning sits on the table in the senior day-room, directs Clayton through the court-martial, and cuts off Linton's ragging with a curt 'we haven't much time.' He is the house's enforcer of its own code, less cruel than administrative, and his presence makes Sheen's disgrace feel official rather than merely personal. He matters because he represents the verdict Sheen must overturn, and his name is the one Sheen hears when the sentence is handed down. ## Relationships ### [Sheen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/sheen) _rivalry_ Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status. ### [Linton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/linton) _rivalry_ Linton and Stanning have a tense, antagonistic relationship. ### [Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/drummond) _rivalry_ Drummond and Stanning are rivals, often in conflict over status and values. ### [Sheen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/sheen) _rivalry_ Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status. ### [Sheen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/sheen) _rivalry_ Stanning is Sheen's primary antagonist, a bully and competitor for status. ### [Linton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/linton) _rivalry_ Linton and Stanning have a tense, antagonistic relationship. ### [Linton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/linton) _rivalry_ Linton and Stanning have a tense, antagonistic relationship. ### [Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/drummond) _rivalry_ Drummond and Stanning are rivals, often in conflict over status and values. ### [Drummond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/drummond) _rivalry_ Drummond and Stanning are rivals, often in conflict over status and values. ## In the story ### [The White Feather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/the-white-feather) Implicated in the social campaign against Sheen, representing the peer pressure and judgment. ### [I: Expert Opinions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/i-expert-opinions) A current student in Appleby's; spotted by Clowes sneaking out of his house at night via a rope. ### [II: Sheen at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/ii-sheen-at-home) Visits Sheen's study, pressures him to join a risky nighttime outing, and criticizes his friendship with Drummond. ### [IV: The Better Part of Valour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/iv-the-better-part-of-valour) Fights in the skirmish, boasting of landing a punch. ### [The White Feather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/v-the-white-feather) Deliberately spreads the story of Sheen's cowardice to damage his reputation. ### [XI: A Small Incident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xi-a-small-incident) Spreads the rumor that Attell hit Sheen, worsening Sheen's reputation. ### [XI: A Small Incident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xi-a-small-incident) Claims the fives court, is hit by Sheen, and later lies about hitting Sheen in the eye. ### [XIV: A Skirmish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xiv-a-skirmish) Spreads a false story that Sheen apologized to Attell and incites the senior day-room to rag Sheen's study. ### [XV: The Rout at Ripton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xv-the-rout-at-ripton) Plays on the right wing; drops the ball at the kickoff, drawing laughter from the crowd. ### [Mr. Bevan Makes a Suggestion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xviii-mr-bevan-makes-a-suggestion) Reported to have withdrawn from Aldershot due to a wrist injury, though Jack Bruce suspects he may be avoiding the competition. ### [XIX: Paving the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xix-paving-the-way) Fakes a wrist injury to avoid boxing Peteiro at Aldershot, while still aiming to win the House Cup. ### [A Surprise for Seymour's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/chapters/xxiii-a-surprise-for-seymour-s) Acts as witness at the court-martial; exposed as the source of the false desertion story. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters/stanning - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_feather_se/characters