# Mounser Green — The American Senator character guide

> Mounser Green in The American Senator by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Green, Mr. Green, Mr. Mounser Green

**First appearance:** 0027-xxviii-mounser-green

## Snapshot

A cigar-smoking Foreign Office clerk who reads the private affairs of ministers abroad as comfortably as he reads the newspapers on official paper.

## Who they are

Mounser Green holds a comfortable desk at the Foreign Office, arrives at half-past twelve and stays till seven, and treats the marriage prospects of John Morton and Arabella Trefoil as the day's chief business. He is the first to guess that Morton took Patagonia as an escape rather than a promotion, and he says so with the confidence of a man who would not take Bell Trefoil himself for five thousand a year. His gossip gives the reader the diplomatic world's verdict before the principals have admitted it.

## Relationships

### [Arabella Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/arabella_trefoil)

_professional_

Mounser Green is Arabella's diplomatic suitor, whom she strings along as a backup while pursuing Lord Rufford.

### [Arabella Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/arabella_trefoil)

_professional_

Mounser Green is Arabella's diplomatic suitor, whom she strings along as a backup while pursuing Lord Rufford.

### [Arabella Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/arabella_trefoil)

_professional_

Mounser Green is Arabella's diplomatic suitor, whom she strings along as a backup while pursuing Lord Rufford.

## In the story

### [Mounser Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxviii-mounser-green)

A distinguished Foreign Office clerk, known for his fashionable habits and cigar smoking; he discusses appointments and speculates about Morton's motives.

### [XXXII: “It Is a Long Way”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxxii-it-is-a-long-way)

Arranges with John Morton that he will not start for Patagonia until April.

### [The Senator’s Second Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/li-the-senator-s-second-letter)

Mounser Green arranges for the Senator to have a seat at the opening of Parliament.

### [The New Minister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxv-the-new-minister)

Discusses Morton's death and the Patagonian vacancy; later reveals he has accepted the post himself; also involved in arranging Arabella's inheritance.

### [I Must Go](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxvi-i-must-go)

Helps Arabella with her secret journey, offering cautious advice and logistical support despite his concerns.

### [Arabella's Success](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxxv-arabella-s-success)

Sends tender messages to Arabella daily; has accepted the mission to Patagonia and becomes engaged to her by the end of the chapter.

### [The Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxxvi-the-wedding)

Marries Arabella; advises her to seek the Duke's favor and to inform her parents for appearances; hopes she will adapt to her new life and duties in Patagonia.

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