# Mother Smiley — Orley Farm character guide

> Mother Smiley in Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smiley, Mrs. Smiley, the Smiley, Mother

**First appearance:** 0008-ix-a-convivial-meeting

## Who they are

A woman who runs a boarding house.

## Relationships

### [Lucius Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lucius_mason)

_family_

Mother Smiley is Lucius Mason's mother, a domineering and manipulative figure who controls his life and decisions.

### [Mrs. Orme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/mrs_orme)

_social_

Mother Smiley and Mrs. Orme are acquaintances who interact primarily through their connections to Lucius Mason and Lady Mason.

### [Lady Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lady_mason)

_family_

Lady Mason is Mother Smiley's daughter-in-law, and their relationship is fraught with tension and mutual suspicion.

### [Sir Peregrine Orme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/sir_peregrine_orme)

_social_

Mother Smiley and Sir Peregrine Orme are distant acquaintances, with her viewing him as an unwelcome influence on her son Lucius.

### [Lucius Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lucius_mason)

_family_

Mother Smiley is Lucius Mason's mother, a domineering and manipulative figure who controls his life and decisions.

### [Mrs. Orme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/mrs_orme)

_social_

Mother Smiley and Mrs. Orme are acquaintances who interact primarily through their connections to Lucius Mason and Lady Mason.

### [Sir Peregrine Orme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/sir_peregrine_orme)

_social_

Mother Smiley and Sir Peregrine Orme are distant acquaintances, with her viewing him as an unwelcome influence on her son Lucius.

### [Lady Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lady_mason)

_family_

Lady Mason is Mother Smiley's daughter-in-law, and their relationship is fraught with tension and mutual suspicion.

### [Lucius Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lucius_mason)

_family_

Mother Smiley is Lucius Mason's mother, a domineering and manipulative figure who controls his life and decisions.

### [Lady Mason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/lady_mason)

_family_

Lady Mason is Mother Smiley's daughter-in-law, and their relationship is fraught with tension and mutual suspicion.

### [Sir Peregrine Orme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/sir_peregrine_orme)

_social_

Mother Smiley and Sir Peregrine Orme are distant acquaintances, with her viewing him as an unwelcome influence on her son Lucius.

### [Mrs. Orme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/characters/mrs_orme)

_social_

Mother Smiley and Mrs. Orme are acquaintances who interact primarily through their connections to Lucius Mason and Lady Mason.

## In the story

### [John Kenneby's Courtship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/xliii-john-kenneby-s-courtship)

Mrs. Smiley is the widow with a two-hundred-a-year income from brick-fields. She is courted by John Kenneby and accepts his proposal.

### [John Kenneby's Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orley_farm_se/chapters/lxxvii-john-kenneby-s-doom)

Kenneby's betrothed bride; attends the party and sneers at Lady Mason's innocence, but welcomes Kenneby warmly.

## Links

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