# Mrs. Conant — Short Fiction character guide > Mrs. Conant in Short Fiction by O. Henry. **Role:** minor **Also known as:** Conant, dear Mrs. Conant **First appearance:** 0000-lord-oakhurst-s-curse ## Who they are A married woman appearing in a story. ## In the story ### [Guessed Everything Else](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/guessed-everything-else) The woman who opens the door and attempts to inform the peddler about the smallpox in her family. ### [After Supper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/after-supper) Mrs. Sharp, who redirects the conversation to practical matters. ### [Cherchez La Femme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/cherchez-la-femme) Madame Tibault, the café owner who lost her twenty thousand dollars and discusses the case with the reporters. ### [The Marionettes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-ghost-of-a-chance) Mentioned as Mrs. Kinsolving, the hostess distressed by the hod-carrying ghost story. ### [Sound and Fury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/sound-and-fury) Miss Lore, the amanuensis, is a variant of Mrs. Conant. ### [The Hypotheses of Failure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-gold-that-glittered) Not present; no match found. ### [One Thousand Dollars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/one-thousand-dollars) Not present in this chapter. ### [The Furnished Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-furnished-room) The housekeeper who rents the room to the young man; later identified as Mrs. Purdy. ### [The Rathskeller and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-rathskeller-and-the-rose) Not present in this chapter. ### [A Ramble in Aphasia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-making-of-a-new-yorker) Not present in this chapter. ### [Between Rounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/between-rounds) Not directly mentioned; no match found in excerpts. ### [An Adjustment of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/an-adjustment-of-nature) Not present in this chapter. ### [The Poet and the Peasant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/telemachus-friend) Widow Jessup, the object of affection for both Hicks and Paisley Fish. ### [The Harbinger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-harbinger) Mr. Peters' wife, who works hard and possesses the coveted dollar. ### [The Day Resurgent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-day-resurgent) Mrs. McCree, Danny's mother, who prepares breakfast and cares for her blind husband. ### [The Handbook of Hymen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-handbook-of-hymen) Not present in this chapter. ### [Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/girl) Vivienne Arlington, the young woman Hartley courts, who turns out to be a cook. ### [Calloway's Code](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/calloway-s-code) Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff. ### [The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/proof-of-the-pudding) Not present in this chapter. ### [The World and the Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/no-story) Not present in this chapter. ### [A Poor Rule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-poor-rule) Not present in this chapter. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/mrs_conant - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters