# Mrs. Heathcote — Harry Heathcote of Gangoil character guide

> Mrs. Heathcote in Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Heathcote

**First appearance:** 0000-i-gangoil

## Snapshot

Harry's steady young wife, who keeps Gangoil running while her husband rides the fences half the night.

## Who they are

Mrs. Heathcote is the quiet center of Gangoil, managing the house, welcoming visitors, and watching her husband's temper and fears with patient concern. She rides with Kate to call on old Mrs. Medlicot at the mill, smoothing over the hostility between the two families with small courtesies. Her worry for Harry — and her tact in the face of his stubbornness — gives the story its domestic warmth and shows what is truly at stake if the fires come.

## Relationships

### [Harry Heathcote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/characters/harry_heathcote)

_family_

Mrs. Heathcote is Harry's mother, and their relationship is one of familial care and concern.

### [Harry Heathcote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/characters/harry_heathcote)

_family_

Mrs. Heathcote is Harry's mother, and their relationship is one of familial care and concern.

### [Harry Heathcote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/characters/harry_heathcote)

_family_

Mrs. Heathcote is Harry's mother, and their relationship is one of familial care and concern.

## In the story

### [Gangoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/i-gangoil)

Harry's wife, tall and intellectual, who manages the household and reads to Harry in the veranda. She idolizes him.

### [II: A Night's Ride](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/ii-a-night-s-ride)

Kisses Harry goodbye and asks him not to be late; worried about his night ride.

### [Medlicot's Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/iii-medlicot-s-mill)

Harry's wife, who initiates the visit to Mrs. Medlicot to foster neighborly relations. She is warm and sociable, contrasting with her husband's hostility.

### [Harry Heathcote's Appeal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/iv-harry-heathcote-s-appeal)

Worried about the danger, she tries to comfort Harry but is left in the dark about his plans.

### [V: Boscobel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/v-boscobel)

Tries to support Harry but is afraid of his temper; she and Kate Daly sympathize with Medlicot, causing Harry further distress.

### [VII: “I Wish You’d Like Me”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/vii-i-wish-you-d-like-me)

Sits with Harry, protecting him from flies; supports the Christmas dinner invitation to Medlicots.

### [VIII: “I Do Wish He Would Come!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/viii-i-do-wish-he-would-come)

Tries to let Harry sleep but wakes him for Jacko's news; anxiously waits for his return and prepares to stay up all night.

### [X: Harry Heathcote Returns in Triumph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/x-harry-heathcote-returns-in-triumph)

Tends to Medlicot and opposes Harry's decision to ride for the doctor due to his exhaustion.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/harry_heathcote_of_gangoil_se/chapters/xii-conclusion)

Tends to Harry while he sleeps; later arranges for Kate to be alone with Medlicot on the veranda.

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