# Mrs. Barhyte — Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure character guide

> Mrs. Barhyte in Mr. Incoul’s Misadventure by Edgar Saltus.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-miss-barhyte-agrees-to-change-her-name

## Snapshot

A mother who has quietly steered her daughter toward a wealthy suitor, only to find the girl has a will — and a conscience — of her own.

## Who they are

Mrs. Barhyte belongs to the genteel, cash-poor world of New York boardinghouses, where a good marriage is the only remaining currency. Her husband left next to nothing, the little has vanished, and debts have crept in, so she presses Maida toward Mr. Incoul with the urgency of a woman who has run out of other options. That pressure is the quiet engine behind the novel's central courtship: every scene between Maida and Incoul is shadowed by the mother's need, and by the daughter's refusal to pretend it isn't there.

## In the story

### [Miss Barhyte Agrees to Change Her Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/ii-miss-barhyte-agrees-to-change-her-name)

Mentioned as urging Maida to accept Mr. Incoul's proposal due to their financial troubles.

### [After Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/iii-after-darkness)

Portrayed as a hardened, bitter woman after a series of tragedies; she pressures Maida to accept a position and disowns her emotionally when Maida hesitates.

### [V: A Yellow Envelope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_incoul_s_misadventure_se/chapters/v-a-yellow-envelope)

Described as eager for the wedding to proceed; speaks with Mr. Incoul about Maida.

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