# Gerald Scales — The Old Wives’ Tale character guide

> Gerald Scales in The Old Wives’ Tale by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Gerald, Mr. Gerald Scales, Mr. Scales, Scales, young Scales

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-the-tooth

## Who they are

A charming commercial traveler who elopes with Sophia and later abandons her.

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