# Barbara Grant — Catriona character guide

> Barbara Grant in Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Grant, the old Miss Grant, Grant, Mistress Grant, Barbara, Miss Barbara Grant, the artful Miss Barbara

**First appearance:** 0007-v-in-the-advocate-s-house

## Who they are

The Advocate's sharp-tongued daughter, Barbara Grant teases David about Catriona's grey eyes, slipping jesting messages into her father's official letters.

## In the story

### [In the Advocate's House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/v-in-the-advocate-s-house)

Prestongrange's sister, present at the embroidery frame, observing the scene.

### [The Missing Witness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xvi-the-missing-witness)

Suspected by David as the writer of the cryptic note about Catriona; her family remarked on Catriona's eyes.

### [The Tee'd Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xviii-the-tee-d-ball)

Writes a letter to Prestongrange describing Catriona's exploit in freeing her father.

### [I Am Much in the Hands of the Ladies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xix-i-am-much-in-the-hands-of-the-ladies)

Intercepts David with a ballad, teases him about his haste, and reveals she helped Catriona plead with the Advocate; she offers to be David's 'speaking board' to Catriona.

### [XX: I Continue to Move in Good Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xx-i-continue-to-move-in-good-society)

Miss Grant orchestrates the glimpse of Catriona, carries news between David and Catriona, and manages the love affair with a teasing manner.

### [Travels in Holland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xxiii-travels-in-holland)

Mentioned by David and Catriona; Catriona expresses unresolved resentment toward her despite David's praise.

### [A Twosome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/catriona_se/chapters/xxvii-a-twosome)

Sends a witty letter to David, teasing him about Catriona and chiding him for not writing.

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