# Mrs. Ballard — Memoirs of a Midget character guide

> Mrs. Ballard in Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0031-xxv

## Who they are

A woman who appears in the social circle.

## In the story

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

The cook, who told a fanciful story about the narrator and Miaou, and who gossiped about the narrator's mother.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/iv)

The cook, who is dismissed by the narrator's father; she had previously discussed household affairs with the narrator.

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

Mentioned in the narrator's recollection of telling dreams to Mrs. Ballard, who used Napoleon's Book of Fate to interpret them.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as the source of the Dream Book; Pollie recounts her dream about eggs and subsequent move to London.

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