# Mrs. Pevenly — Short Fiction character guide

> Mrs. Pevenly in Short Fiction by Saki.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0087-the-boar-pig

## Who they are

A woman whose name is a source of social awkwardness.

## In the story

### [A Sacrifice to Necessity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_49_se/chapters/a-sacrifice-to-necessity)

A complacent widow forced to confront her daughter's gambling debt and ultimately agrees to marry Ashcombe Gwent to avoid financial and social ruin.

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