# Mrs. Bailey — Deadlock character guide

> Mrs. Bailey in Deadlock by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** a Bailey, Poor Mrs. Bailey

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A kindly, dreamy landlady whose tolerant smile and immovable lodgers make her parlor a stage Miriam must perform upon to prove her life still coheres.

## Relationships

### [Miriam Henderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/miriam_henderson)

_professional_

Miriam is a governess/companion to Mrs. Bailey's household, with a tense, duty-bound relationship marked by mutual wariness.

### [Mr. Gunner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/mr_gunner)

_professional_

Mr. Gunner is a frequent visitor and business associate of Mrs. Bailey, with a formal, transactional relationship.

### [Sissie Bailey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/sissie_bailey)

_family_

Mrs. Bailey is Sissie's mother, but their relationship is cold and authoritarian, lacking maternal warmth.

### [Mr. Rodkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/mr_rodkin)

_professional_

Mr. Rodkin is a business associate of Mrs. Bailey, with a formal, transactional relationship.

### [Miss Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/miss_scott)

_professional_

Miss Scott is a servant/companion to Mrs. Bailey, with a subservient and strained relationship.

### [Mr. Gunner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/mr_gunner)

_professional_

Mr. Gunner is a frequent visitor and business associate of Mrs. Bailey, with a formal, transactional relationship.

### [Miriam Henderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/miriam_henderson)

_professional_

Miriam is a governess/companion to Mrs. Bailey's household, with a tense, duty-bound relationship marked by mutual wariness.

### [Miriam Henderson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/miriam_henderson)

_professional_

Miriam is a governess/companion to Mrs. Bailey's household, with a tense, duty-bound relationship marked by mutual wariness.

### [Miss Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/miss_scott)

_professional_

Miss Scott is a servant/companion to Mrs. Bailey, with a subservient and strained relationship.

### [Sissie Bailey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/sissie_bailey)

_family_

Mrs. Bailey is Sissie's mother, but their relationship is cold and authoritarian, lacking maternal warmth.

### [Mr. Rodkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/characters/mr_rodkin)

_professional_

Mr. Rodkin is a business associate of Mrs. Bailey, with a formal, transactional relationship.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/deadlock_se/chapters/i)

Suffering from a headache, she is found in quiet conference with Mr. Gunner. Later, she confides in Miriam about her worries for Sissie and her plans for her future.

## Links

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