# Mrs. Quinn — Gullible’s Travels character guide

> Mrs. Quinn in Gullible’s Travels by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. Quinn

**First appearance:** 0001-gullible-s-travels

## Snapshot

Harry Quinn's wife, a member of the narrator's social circle whose married status anchors her within the group's domestic and recreational rhythms.

## Who they are

Mrs. Quinn moves through the same card parties and social evenings that define the narrator's home life, her identity tied to her husband Harry. She represents the stable, married texture of the group—the wives who play rummy, trade barbs, and keep the social machinery running. Her presence, however quiet, helps establish the ordinary world from which the narrator's travels depart.

## In the story

### [A Friendly Game](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/chapters/a-friendly-game)

Participant in the poker game.

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

Marion, Harry's wife, is described as being homesick during their honeymoon and is the subject of Harry's constant adoration.

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

A giggly, naive bride who misplays hands and causes laughter and tension.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gullible_s_travels_se/chapters/v)

Demonstrated surprising skill at poker, winning most of the money.

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