# Mrs. Toomis — Elmer Gantry character guide

> Mrs. Toomis in Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0178-chapter-xxviii

## Who they are

Bishop Toomis's wife.

## In the story

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/chapter-xviii)

Bishop Toomis's wife; interrupts with travel anecdotes during Elmer's visit.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/ii)

The bishop's lady; fond of travel and photography, she adds decorative touches like a pink bow on the whaling harpoon poker.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/iii)

Hosts supper, is charmed by Elmer's politeness, and is the subject of one of the bishop's photographs.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/iv)

Mrs. Toomis interrupts frequently during supper with trivial recollections of her travels, providing a contrast to the bishop's more serious conversation.

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