# Mrs. Cowper — Romance character guide

> Mrs. Cowper in Romance by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-part-i-the-quarry-and-the-beach

## Who they are

Wife of Major Cowper.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/v)

Terrified during the boarding, she gives up her rings and is helped to the captain's cabin by the narrator.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as Mrs. Williams; she confronts Kemp about his class and later shows sympathy.

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