# Mrs. Waggetts — Doctor Syn character guide

> Mrs. Waggetts in Doctor Syn by Russell Thorndike.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Waggetts, So Mrs. Waggetts, Missus Waggetts

**First appearance:** 0000-i-dymchurch-under-the-wall

## Who they are

The landlady of the Ship Inn, keeper of Dymchurch's busiest taproom and silent witness to the comings and goings of smugglers and king's men alike.

## Relationships

### [Mipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/mipps)

_friendship_

Mipps and Mrs. Waggetts are allies in the smuggling network, with Mrs. Waggetts running the inn that serves as a hub for their activities.

### [Captain Collyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/captain_collyer)

_rivalry_

Collyer suspects Mrs. Waggetts of harboring smugglers at her inn, leading to frequent searches and hostility.

### [Mipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/mipps)

_friendship_

Mipps and Mrs. Waggetts are allies in the smuggling network, with Mrs. Waggetts running the inn that serves as a hub for their activities.

### [Captain Collyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/captain_collyer)

_rivalry_

Collyer suspects Mrs. Waggetts of harboring smugglers at her inn, leading to frequent searches and hostility.

### [Captain Collyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/captain_collyer)

_rivalry_

Collyer suspects Mrs. Waggetts of harboring smugglers at her inn, leading to frequent searches and hostility.

### [Mipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/mipps)

_friendship_

Mipps and Mrs. Waggetts are allies in the smuggling network, with Mrs. Waggetts running the inn that serves as a hub for their activities.

## In the story

### [Dymchurch-Under-the-Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/i-dymchurch-under-the-wall)

The landlady of the Ship Inn, who encourages Mipps's storytelling as it is good for trade.

### [The Coming of the King's Frigate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/ii-the-coming-of-the-king-s-frigate)

Landlady of the Ship Inn who pursues Mipps as a potential husband, but is rebuffed.

### [III: The Coming of the King's Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/iii-the-coming-of-the-king-s-men)

The landlady, who is flustered by Mipps's urgency and drops her teapot in agitation.

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/iv-the-captain)

The weeping landlady of the inn; revealed by Mipps to be the actual landlord.

### [A Bottle of Alsace Lorraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/v-a-bottle-of-alsace-lorraine)

Landlady of the Ship Inn, unable to provide the requested wine.

### [XV: A Landed Proprietor Sets Up a Gallows Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xv-a-landed-proprietor-sets-up-a-gallows-tree)

Helped Jerk buy his land; converses with Mipps about smuggling operations.

### [The Captain's Nightmare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xix-the-captain-s-nightmare)

Called by Doctor Syn to bring the drugged punch and later helps carry the captain upstairs.

### [A Young Recruit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxiii-a-young-recruit)

Present at the breakfast table, encourages Mipps to get on with his proposal.

### [A Certain Tree Bears Fruit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxi-a-certain-tree-bears-fruit)

Keeps Jerry busy at the Ship Inn and appears to have grave matters of her own.

### [Adventures in Watchbell Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxiii-adventures-in-watchbell-street)

Provided Imogene with a case of pistols and the sealed packet of papers before she left Dymchurch.

### [The Dead Man's Throttle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-dead-man-s-throttle)

Hanged by redcoats from the Ship Inn sign after the inn is ransacked.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters/mrs_waggetts
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_syn_se/characters