Devlin

Devlin is a business associate of Dexter's. He tells Dexter that Judy's beauty has faded and she has become a passive housewife to an alcoholic and abusive husband.

Dexter Green

The story follows its main character, Dexter Green, over several years of his life. Fourteen at the beginning of the story, he is confident and full of "winter dreams" of a golden future. He feels superior to the other caddies, who are "poor as sin," since he works only for pocket-money. He continually daydreams in "the fairways of his imagination" about gloriously besting the men for whom he caddies or dazzling them with fancy diving exhibitions.

The enterprising and resourceful young Dexter performs his duties expertly and so becomes the caddy most in demand at the club. As Mr. Jones notes, he never loses a ball, and he is a hard worker. Yet his desire to become a...