# Mr. Mendizabal — Interim character guide

> Mr. Mendizabal in Interim by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** poor little Mr. Mendizabal, Mr. Mendizzable, Mendizzable

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

Mr. Mendizabal, that little man with the adenoid voice and sniggering laugh, is the disreputable foreigner everyone at the boarding table has an opinion about.

## Relationships

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/interim_se/characters/miriam)

_romantic_

Mr. Mendizabal is a suitor to Miriam, and their interactions are charged with romantic tension and unspoken desires.

### [Mrs. Bailey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/interim_se/characters/mrs_bailey)

_social_

Mr. Mendizabal is a polite acquaintance of Mrs. Bailey, often visiting her home but keeping a formal distance.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/interim_se/characters/miriam)

_romantic_

Mr. Mendizabal is a suitor to Miriam, and their interactions are charged with romantic tension and unspoken desires.

### [Mrs. Bailey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/interim_se/characters/mrs_bailey)

_social_

Mr. Mendizabal is a polite acquaintance of Mrs. Bailey, often visiting her home but keeping a formal distance.

### [Mrs. Bailey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/interim_se/characters/mrs_bailey)

_social_

Mr. Mendizabal is a polite acquaintance of Mrs. Bailey, often visiting her home but keeping a formal distance.

## In the story

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

A foreign visitor who engages Miriam in a spirited French conversation, challenging her ideas about cosmopolitanism.

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

Joins Miriam for a walk on a mild February evening, sharing a sense of companionship and freedom as they navigate the city streets together.

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

Subject of gossip; Mrs. Bailey calls him a 'little villain'.

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