# Mrs. Groat — Blue Hand character guide > Mrs. Groat in Blue Hand by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Old Mrs. Groat, old Mrs. Groat **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot A yellow-faced miser in shabby black who counts every penny spent on Grosvenor Square grandeur while her son Digby counts the fortune her brother's will withheld. ## Who they are Mrs. Groat holds the purse strings of the Danton estate only until the missing heiress's twenty-year shadow expires, and she resents every shilling spent on the luxury surrounding her. Shuffled into a poorly furnished back room while her new secretary is installed in a brocade-and-gold suite, she greets Eunice with grudging compliments and dark, disapproving eyes. Her fear of Digby keeps her signing whatever he places before her, making her both obstacle and instrument in the scheme closing around the Danton inheritance. ## Relationships ### [Jim Steele](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/jim_steele) _friendship_ Jim is a supportive ally to Mrs. Groat, often helping her navigate her troubled marriage. ### [Eunice Weldon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/eunice_weldon) _friendship_ Eunice and Mrs. Groat are close friends, confiding in each other about personal matters. ### [Digby Groat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/digby_groat) _family_ Digby and Mrs. Groat are married, but their relationship is toxic and abusive. ### [Jim Steele](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/jim_steele) _friendship_ Jim is a supportive ally to Mrs. Groat, often helping her navigate her troubled marriage. ### [Eunice Weldon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/eunice_weldon) _friendship_ Eunice and Mrs. Groat are close friends, confiding in each other about personal matters. ### [Digby Groat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/digby_groat) _family_ Digby and Mrs. Groat are married, but their relationship is toxic and abusive. ### [Eunice Weldon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/eunice_weldon) _friendship_ Eunice and Mrs. Groat are close friends, confiding in each other about personal matters. ### [Digby Groat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/digby_groat) _family_ Digby and Mrs. Groat are married, but their relationship is toxic and abusive. ### [Jim Steele](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/jim_steele) _friendship_ Jim is a supportive ally to Mrs. Groat, often helping her navigate her troubled marriage. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/i) Jonathan Danton's sister, who is entitled to the income from the estate and will take control of the millions on May 30th. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/iii) Has hired Eunice as her secretary; previously resisted the idea of a secretary when suggested by Mr. Salter. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/iv) Briefly meets Eunice, appears weak and dismissive, and later claims a headache. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/vii) Reluctantly gives Eunice work, steals her watch, and collapses in shock upon seeing the scar on Eunice's wrist. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/viii) Her reaction to the scar puzzles Jim and Eunice; she is ill and her affairs need clearing. ### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/ix) Referred to as Jonathan Danton's sister, disinherited by her father and living on her brother's charity; her marriage to Groat is suggested as a cause of the old man's anger. ### [The Secret Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/x) Her secret will is discovered; she is recovering from a stroke; her past beauty is revealed through a miniature. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xi) Recovering from her illness; Eunice learns from the nurse she will be normal soon. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xiii) Mentioned as recovering; revealed to be a drug addict controlled by Digby. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xiv) Mentioned as the person Eunice hopes will find her real work to do. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xvii) Mentioned as possibly being behind the Selengers, along with her son Digby. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xx) Reveals her past affair with the Marquis of Estremeda and that Digby is his son; later talks with Eunice about her scar and birthplace. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xxi) Rambles about her youth, warns Eunice about Digby, and reacts with terror to the mention of Madge Benson and the blue hand. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xxiv) Asked Eunice to write to Mrs. Weatherwale, is afraid of Digby. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xxvii) Mentioned as knowing Eunice's identity; her stroke was triggered by seeing the scar. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xxxi) Forced by Digby to sign a document; revealed to be a kleptomaniac. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/chapters/xxxii) Under the influence of morphine, she confronts Digby about his theft of her property and reveals the secret of Dorothy Danton's survival and the scar he inflicted. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters/mrs_groat - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blue_hand_se/characters