# Mr. Mackenzie — Allan Quatermain character guide

> Mr. Mackenzie in Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mackenzie

**First appearance:** 0006-iii-the-mission-station

## Snapshot

A steady-handed missionary who watches the clock by moonlight while his wife clings to his arm, then leads his native converts into the Masai camp.

## Who they are

Mackenzie runs a remote mission station where the adventurers find shelter, and when a dawn attack on the Masai kraal is planned, he stands watch in hand, counting the minutes until it is light enough to strike. His iron nerves and quiet competence make him the expedition's anchor, even as his wife sobs beside him and his two mission natives march armed with spears and shields. He matters because the early raid's success depends on his steadiness and his people, and his presence turns a foreign landscape into a place where the heroes can act.

## In the story

### [III: The Mission Station](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_se/chapters/iii-the-mission-station)

Hosts the travelers, shares the wanderer's story and the gold-inlaid sword, and prepares defenses against the Masai.

### [IV: Alphonse and His Annette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_se/chapters/iv-alphonse-and-his-annette)

Sighs with relief upon hearing that the Masai have apparently given up pursuit.

### [V: Umslopogaas Makes a Promise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_se/chapters/v-umslopogaas-makes-a-promise)

Flossie's father, initially grave about her disappearance, later participates in planning the rescue.

### [VI: The Night Wears On](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_se/chapters/vi-the-night-wears-on)

Leads the defense and prayer, swearing his men to rescue his daughter Flossie.

### [VII: A Slaughter Grim and Great](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_se/chapters/vii-a-slaughter-grim-and-great)

Leads the rear of the attack, fights hand-to-hand with a Masai warrior, and his fate is uncertain during the melee.

### [VIII: Alphonse Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/allan_quatermain_se/chapters/viii-alphonse-explains)

Wounded in the thigh, but survives; decides to leave the mission due to the threat of Masai revenge.

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