# The Girl — A Strange Disappearance character guide

> The Girl in A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0000-i-a-novel-case

## Who they are

The vanished servant whose empty room, open window, and traces of struggle turn a household worry into a mystery the police cannot dismiss.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_gryce)

_professional_

Mr. Gryce, a detective, is investigating the girl, likely as a suspect or key witness in a disappearance case.

### [Mr. Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_blake)

_psychological_

Mr. Blake appears obsessed with or deeply concerned about the girl, possibly as a victim or object of his fixation.

### [Mrs. Daniels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mrs_daniels)

_professional_

Mrs. Daniels likely has a caretaker or supervisory role over the girl, with frequent contact suggesting daily oversight.

### [The Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/the_lady)

_professional_

The girl may be a servant or ward of the Lady, with interactions suggesting a mistress-servant dynamic.

### [Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/fanny)

_friendship_

Fanny and the girl appear to be close companions or fellow servants, sharing confidences and daily life.

### [The Master of the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/the_master_of_the_house)

_psychological_

The girl and the Master of the House have a tense or secretive dynamic, possibly involving coercion or hidden relationship.

### [Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_gryce)

_professional_

Mr. Gryce, a detective, is investigating the girl, likely as a suspect or key witness in a disappearance case.

### [Mrs. Daniels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mrs_daniels)

_professional_

Mrs. Daniels likely has a caretaker or supervisory role over the girl, with frequent contact suggesting daily oversight.

### [The Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/the_lady)

_professional_

The girl may be a servant or ward of the Lady, with interactions suggesting a mistress-servant dynamic.

### [Mr. Blake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_blake)

_psychological_

Mr. Blake appears obsessed with or deeply concerned about the girl, possibly as a victim or object of his fixation.

### [The Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/the_lady)

_professional_

The girl may be a servant or ward of the Lady, with interactions suggesting a mistress-servant dynamic.

### [Mr. Gryce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/characters/mr_gryce)

_professional_

Mr. Gryce, a detective, is investigating the girl, likely as a suspect or key witness in a disappearance case.

## In the story

### [V: A New York Belle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/v-a-new-york-belle)

The missing girl whose fate remains unknown; the detective's investigation continues.

### [VI: A Bit of Calico](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/vi-a-bit-of-calico)

A poorly dressed girl with a basket, accosted by Mr. Blake in the Bowery; she flees and is lost by the narrator.

### [VII: The House at the Granby Cross Roads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/vii-the-house-at-the-granby-cross-roads)

The narrator, who covertly follows Mr. Blake, observing his actions and questioning local children about the house.

### [X: The Secret of Mr. Blake's Studio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/x-the-secret-of-mr-blake-s-studio)

The missing seamstress; her room showed signs of struggle and she fled back toward her captors upon seeing Mr. Blake.

### [XIII: A Man’s Heart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xiii-a-man-s-heart)

The sewing girl who disappeared; Mr. Blake recalls seeing her face through the gate.

### [XIV: Mrs. Daniels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xiv-mrs-daniels)

Revealed to be Mr. Blake's wife, disguised with a black wig, and forced away by her father and brother.

### [The Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xvii-the-capture)

Mrs. Blake, who reads the French note and later follows the detective's instructions to leave her skirt and shawl.

### [Love and Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_strange_disappearance_se/chapters/xviii-love-and-duty)

Referred to as Luttra; the daughter of the arrested father and sister of the arrested son, now revealed as Mr. Blake's secret wife.

## Links

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