# Mrs. Carter — Lost Man’s Lane character guide

> Mrs. Carter in Lost Man’s Lane by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carter, old Carter

**First appearance:** 0028-xxiii-room-3-hotel-carter

## Who they are

The owner or manager of Hotel Carter.

## Relationships

### [Lucetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/characters/lucetta)

_social_

Lucetta and Mrs. Carter are neighbors or fellow townspeople, with a polite but superficial relationship.

### [Lucetta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/characters/lucetta)

_social_

Lucetta and Mrs. Carter are neighbors or fellow townspeople, with a polite but superficial relationship.

## In the story

### [The Phantom Coach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xii-the-phantom-coach)

The hotel keeper's wife, who freely shares gossip about the phantom coach and the local superstitions surrounding Lost Man's Lane.

### [XIII: Gossip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lost_man_s_lane_se/chapters/xiii-gossip)

Provides gossip about Lucetta's failed romance, the Knollys family, and the lane's reputation; offers Miss Butterworth a ride with Mr. Trohm.

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