# Miss Bury — Miss Marjoribanks character guide

> Miss Bury in Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-viii

## Who they are

A spinster who keeps company with the Bury family and local gossips.

## In the story

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

Visits Lucilla and is shocked by the 'amusing' man's talk about a hanging.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/miss_marjoribanks_se/chapters/xxii)

Subtly pressures Mrs. Chiley about the responsibility of hosting the Archdeacon, hinting at disapproval.

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