Mrs. Conant

Guessed Everything Else

The woman who opens the door and attempts to inform the peddler about the smallpox in her family.

After Supper

Mrs. Sharp, who redirects the conversation to practical matters.

Cherchez La Femme

Madame Tibault, the café owner who lost her twenty thousand dollars and discusses the case with the reporters.

The Marionettes

The abused wife of Mr. Chandler, suffering from starvation and a bruise on her forehead. She is comforted by Doctor James after her husband's death.

A Ghost of a Chance

Mentioned as Mrs. Kinsolving, the hostess distressed by the hod-carrying ghost story.

Sound and Fury

Miss Lore, the amanuensis, is a variant of Mrs. Conant.

The Hypotheses of Failure

The soulful client who wants a divorce from her husband, Thomas R. Billings, to marry Henry K. Jessup.

The Complete Life of John Hopkins

Mrs. Hopkins, the wife of John Hopkins, who is preoccupied with domestic concerns and remains unaware of her husband's adventures.

The Gold That Glittered

Not present; no match found.

One Thousand Dollars

Not present in this chapter.

The Furnished Room

The housekeeper who rents the room to the young man; later identified as Mrs. Purdy.

The Rathskeller and the Rose

Not present in this chapter.

A Ramble in Aphasia

Marian Bellford, the narrator's wife, who travels to New York with Doctor Volney to find him.

The Making of a New Yorker

Not present in this chapter.

Between Rounds

Not directly mentioned; no match found in excerpts.

An Adjustment of Nature

Not present in this chapter.

The Poet and the Peasant

Conant is a well-arrived writer of fiction who writes the fabricated poem 'The Doe and the Brook' to fool the editor.

Telemachus, Friend

Widow Jessup, the object of affection for both Hicks and Paisley Fish.

The Harbinger

Mr. Peters' wife, who works hard and possesses the coveted dollar.

The Day Resurgent

Mrs. McCree, Danny's mother, who prepares breakfast and cares for her blind husband.

The Handbook of Hymen

Not present in this chapter.

Girl

Vivienne Arlington, the young woman Hartley courts, who turns out to be a cook.

Calloway's Code

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson

Mentioned as the school teacher Miss De Witt, who comments on Dry Valley's appearance.

Proof of the Pudding

Not present in this chapter.

The World and the Door

A woman who disappeared from her marriage and finds a new life with Merriam in La Paz, later learns of her divorce.

The Exact Science of Matrimony

Mrs. Trotter, the widow hired to pose as the charming widow in the advertisement; she falls in love with a suitor.

No Story

Not present in this chapter.

A Poor Rule

Not present in this chapter.