# Miss Nefer — Short Fiction character guide

> Miss Nefer in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nefer

**First appearance:** 0041-i

## Who they are

A mysterious female character.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/i)

Deeply in character as Queen Elizabeth I, with a cold and lonely demeanor, preparing for a prologue.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/ii)

Portraying Queen Elizabeth; plays Grieg on a virginals, adding to the surreal atmosphere.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/iii)

Miss Nefer is an actress who plays Lady Macbeth in this performance, causing Greta disappointment as she had hoped Martin would play the role.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/iv)

Appears in the audience as Queen Elizabeth, commenting loudly on the play; later seen backstage in costume, causing the narrator to question who is the real Elizabeth.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/v)

Greta fears Miss Nefer, associating her footsteps with danger and recalling past terror involving a boning knife and a giant tarantula.

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