# Mr. Rule — Hester character guide

> Mr. Rule in Hester by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Mr. Rule, old Rule, Mr. Rule

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-the-vernonry

## Who they are

A poor old man connected to the Vernon household.

## In the story

### [Miss Catherine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hester_se/chapters/ii-miss-catherine)

The faithful clerk who, in despair over the bank's crisis, turns to Catherine Vernon. He becomes her confidant and is instrumental in the bank's recovery, later rising to manager.

### [IX: Recollections](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hester_se/chapters/ix-recollections)

Mr. Rule is present and receives a warning from Catherine not to reveal Hester's father's desertion to Hester.

### [XLI: A Night’s Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hester_se/chapters/xli-a-night-s-vigil)

Appears at the bank with a grief-stricken face, lamenting the situation and recalling the earlier crisis.

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