# Mrs. Gotfry — The Book of Khalid character guide

> Mrs. Gotfry in The Book of Khalid by Ameen Rihani.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The astute Mrs. Gotfry, the good Mrs. Gotfry

**First appearance:** 0003-i-probing-the-trivial

## Who they are

A shrewd, warm-hearted New York employer and Bahaist who sees in Khalid a potential apostle, and quietly steers his restless genius toward her cause.

## In the story

### [V: Union and Progress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/v-union-and-progress)

Meets Khalid at the Grand Hotel; described as a beautiful but lame woman who discusses Babism with him and invites him to her home.

### [VI: Revolutions Within and Without](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/vi-revolutions-within-and-without)

Accompanies Khalid to Damascus, sharing intimate conversations and experiencing a spiritual awakening through Khalid's words.

### [A Dream of Empire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/vii-a-dream-of-empire)

Also unable to sleep, she welcomes Khalid into her room, where they discuss his vision of a new Saladin and an Arab empire.

### [VIII: Adumbrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/viii-adumbrations)

Tends to Khalid's wounds and participates in planning his escape.

### [The Stoning and Flight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/ix-the-stoning-and-flight)

Nurses Khalid, advises against martyrdom, and accompanies him in flight.

### [X: The Desert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/x-the-desert)

Staying at al-Hayat, a stone's throw from the camp, and involved in the child's care.

### [Al-Khatimah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_khalid_se/chapters/al-khatimah)

Bids farewell to Khalid, prophesying his future as a Bahaist apostle and her return within three months.

## Links

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