# Mrs. Porfer — In the Midst of Life character guide

> Mrs. Porfer in In the Midst of Life by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0065-a-lady-from-redhorse

## Who they are

A woman whose jeweled hand and ghastly white face — traversed by a deforming cicatrice no art could hide — mark her as both privileged and cursed.

## In the story

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

Mr. Porfer's invalid wife, a San Francisco socialite; she discovers a pocketbook with personal items and dies of shock.

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