# Miss Peecher — Our Mutual Friend character guide

> Miss Peecher in Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Little Miss Peecher, little Miss Peecher, good Miss Peecher

**First appearance:** 0019-i-of-an-educational-character

## Who they are

Schoolmistress who secretly loves Bradley Headstone.

## In the story

### [I: Of an Educational Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/i-of-an-educational-character)

A neat schoolmistress mentioned as a possible tutor for Lizzie, though Headstone advises against it.

### [XI: Some Affairs of the Heart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/xi-some-affairs-of-the-heart)

Observes Bradley Headstone with secret affection, questions Mary Anne about Lizzie Hexam.

### [XV: The Whole Case So Far](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/xv-the-whole-case-so-far)

Noticed by the narrator as observing Bradley and Charley set out on their evening walk.

### [In the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/xi-in-the-dark)

Sleeplessly worries about Bradley Headstone's troubled state.

### [Better to Be Abel Than Cain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/vii-better-to-be-abel-than-cain)

Observes Bradley from behind a blind, contemplating offering him smelling salts for headache.

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