# Lady Holchester — Man and Wife character guide

> Lady Holchester in Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Dowager Lady Holchester

**First appearance:** 0074-fifteenth-scene-holchester-house

## Who they are

Geoffrey and Julius's mother, a dignified matriarch.

## In the story

### [Geoffrey in the Marriage Market](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xv-geoffrey-in-the-marriage-market)

Overjoyed at the news that Geoffrey's last chance is marriage; immediately begins planning with Julius to find a suitable bride.

### [Geoffrey as a Public Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xvi-geoffrey-as-a-public-character)

Lady Holchester is Geoffrey's mother, who urges Julius not to leave Geoffrey until he has secured his promise regarding the marriage to Mrs. Glenarm.

### [XLVII: The Last Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/xlvii-the-last-chance)

Geoffrey's mother, initially hostile to Anne, she reluctantly allows Sir Patrick to speak with executor Mr. Marchwood.

### [The Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/l-the-morning)

Visits the cottage, learns from Anne that she is her son's prisoner, and promises to contact Sir Patrick Lundie.

### [LI: The Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/li-the-proposal)

Accompanies Julius to the cottage; initially prejudiced against Anne, but begins to pity her after witnessing Geoffrey's behavior.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/i)

Enters the room at the end of the chapter, searching for her husband.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/man_and_wife_se/chapters/ii)

Hosts Lady Lundie, reveals Sir Patrick's marriage and Mrs. Glenarm's conversion, and grows impatient with Lady Lundie's lingering.

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