# Miss Pross — A Tale of Two Cities character guide

> Miss Pross in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Good Miss Pross, Pross

**First appearance:** 0006-iv-the-preparation

## Snapshot

Lucie Manette's red-haired, redoubtable English companion, a one-woman bodyguard in a bonnet who has loved her charge since before anyone else did.

## Who they are

Miss Pross keeps house in Soho with a fierce, comic possessiveness, treating Lucie's suitors as trespassers and her father as a sacred trust. Her one soft spot is a feckless brother, Solomon, whose reappearance under another name exposes old wounds and new dangers. In a story of quiet domestic threads and gathering foreign storms, she is the knot that refuses to slip.

## In the story

### [IV: The Preparation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/iv-the-preparation)

Rushes to Lucie's aid, scolds Mr. Lorry, and cares for Lucie with great devotion.

### [Hundreds of People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/vi-hundreds-of-people)

Discusses Doctor Manette's condition with Mr. Lorry, manages the household, and shows protective affection for Lucie.

### [X: Two Promises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/x-two-promises)

Accompanies Lucie on household errands; goes straight upstairs upon returning.

### [One Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xvii-one-night)

Acts as the sole bridesmaid and joins the small supper party on the eve of the wedding.

### [Nine Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xviii-nine-days)

Attends the wedding and helps Mr. Lorry care for Doctor Manette during his relapse.

### [An Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xix-an-opinion)

Assists Mr. Lorry in the secret destruction of the shoemaker's bench, holding a candle as if at a murder.

### [Echoing Footsteps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xxi-echoing-footsteps)

Miss Pross is described as an 'unruly charger' in the garden, awakening echoes with her energetic presence.

### [Drawn to the Loadstone Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xxiv-drawn-to-the-loadstone-rock)

Not directly present, but implied as part of the household Darnay leaves behind.

### [The Grindstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/ii-the-grindstone)

Present with Lucie and the child, lays the child down on the bed.

### [III: The Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/iii-the-shadow)

Appears with folded arms, defiantly addresses The Vengeance in English, and remains protective of Lucie and the child.

### [A Knock at the Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/vii-a-knock-at-the-door)

Goes marketing with Jerry Cruncher, expresses loyalty to King George III, and shows concern for the family's safety.

### [A Hand at Cards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/viii-a-hand-at-cards)

Accidentally reunites with her brother Barsad while shopping, causing a scene.

### [Dusk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xi-dusk)

Weeps over Lucie with little Lucie after Carton brings her home.

### [The Knitting Done](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_tale_of_two_cities_se/chapters/xiv-the-knitting-done)

Bravely confronts Madame Defarge to protect Lucie and her child; accidentally kills Madame Defarge in the struggle.

## Links

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