His most common form is as a kind, portly man who strongly resembles the author G. K. Chesterton, not only in his physical appearance, but also in his love of paradoxes, which give Rose Walker headaches (G. K. Chesterton's eclecticism has notably influenced Gaiman.) Gilbert recognized the Corinthian when they met in an elevator, and gets "a bad feeling". He then hands Rose a piece of paper with the word "Morpheus" written on it and told her to call the name if she was in danger while he was away. That night, one of the conventioneers tried to rape her.