# Miss Mary Reynolds — Short Fiction character guide

> Miss Mary Reynolds in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Marian Reynolds, Mary

**First appearance:** 0015-the-white-people

## Who they are

A woman who appears in the story.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Darnell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/mrs_darnell)

_family_

Miss Mary Reynolds is likely Mrs. Darnell's daughter or close relative, given the high frequency of interactions.

### [Dr. Lewis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/dr_lewis)

_professional_

Dr. Lewis treats Miss Mary Reynolds as a patient, possibly for a chronic condition requiring frequent visits.

### [Dr. Lewis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/dr_lewis)

_professional_

Dr. Lewis treats Miss Mary Reynolds as a patient, possibly for a chronic condition requiring frequent visits.

### [Mrs. Darnell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/mrs_darnell)

_family_

Miss Mary Reynolds is likely Mrs. Darnell's daughter or close relative, given the high frequency of interactions.

### [Mrs. Darnell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/mrs_darnell)

_family_

Miss Mary Reynolds is likely Mrs. Darnell's daughter or close relative, given the high frequency of interactions.

### [Dr. Lewis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/characters/dr_lewis)

_professional_

Dr. Lewis treats Miss Mary Reynolds as a patient, possibly for a chronic condition requiring frequent visits.

## In the story

### [The Great God Pan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-great-god-pan)

The young woman subjected to Raymond's experiment, left mentally and physically destroyed.

### [The Experiment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/i-the-experiment)

Subject of the experiment; left a hopeless idiot after seeing the spirit world.

### [II: Mr. Clarke's Memoirs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/ii-mr-clarke-s-memoirs)

The subject of Raymond's experiment; her terrified, convulsed face fades slowly from Clarke's memory.

### [IV: The Discovery in Paul Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/iv-the-discovery-in-paul-street)

Mary is recalled by Clarke when he sees the sketch; he remembers her role in Dr. Raymond's experiment and the phrase 'Mary will see the God Pan.'

### [The Fragments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/viii-the-fragments)

Referenced as the original subject of Raymond's experiment; her eyes appeared in Helen's final agony.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/v)

The narrator's wife, who tearfully consents to the experiment and is transformed.

### [The Green Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-green-book)

The narrator who finds the green book and begins writing in it, recording her secret knowledge and experiences.

### [The Spare Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/i)

Aunt Marian's gift enables the Darnells to consider furnishing the spare room; her handkerchief is a token of affection.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/ii)

Listens intently to Darnell's story, her eyes full of wonder and anticipation.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/iii)

Aunt Marian, whose bizarre experiences and discovery of Uncle Robert's secret are recounted.

### [The Veil Grows Thin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/iv)

Senses a subtle but pervasive alteration in reality, struggles against impressions of another world, and worries about her husband's new obsession.

### [V: The Incident of the Unknown Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/v-the-incident-of-the-unknown-tree)

Mentioned as Mary Trevor, a child stung to death by bees.

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