# Mrs. Perriam — Gallions Reach character guide

> Mrs. Perriam in Gallions Reach by H. M. Tomlinson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Perriam

**First appearance:** 0001-gallions-reach

## Who they are

The wife of Perriam, appears in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Jim Colet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/characters/jim_colet)

_romantic_

Jim Colet and Mrs. Perriam share a passionate and clandestine affair, marked by intense attraction and emotional entanglement.

### [Mr. Colet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/characters/mr_colet)

_psychological_

Mr. Colet is obsessed with Mrs. Perriam, seeing her as a symbol of his desires and failures, and their relationship is manipulative and destructive.

### [Jim Colet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/characters/jim_colet)

_romantic_

Jim Colet and Mrs. Perriam share a passionate and clandestine affair, marked by intense attraction and emotional entanglement.

### [Mr. Colet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/characters/mr_colet)

_psychological_

Mr. Colet is obsessed with Mrs. Perriam, seeing her as a symbol of his desires and failures, and their relationship is manipulative and destructive.

### [Jim Colet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/characters/jim_colet)

_romantic_

Jim Colet and Mrs. Perriam share a passionate and clandestine affair, marked by intense attraction and emotional entanglement.

## In the story

### [Gallions Reach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/chapters/gallions-reach)

Returns to his office after Colet's departure, unaware of the significance of the moment.

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

Reprimands Colet for not settling the warehouse dispute, emphasizing loyalty to the firm.

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

Mentioned as an 'artful old dog' and a symbol of the commercial world Colet despises.

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

Mentioned by Helen as 'the ogre' and by Colet in the context of his business troubles.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/chapters/vi)

Though dead, Perriam's presence looms over Colet's thoughts as he replays the events and questions the reality of what occurred.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as the former owner of the Altair, now dead.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gallions_reach_se/chapters/xxxix)

Thought of by Colet as an old adversary; Colet decides he can wait.

## Links

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