# Doctor Stewart — The Circular Staircase character guide

> Doctor Stewart in The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Stewart

**First appearance:** 0019-xx-doctor-walker-s-warning

## Who they are

A doctor who assists with the investigation.

## In the story

### [An Eggnog and a Telegram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_circular_staircase_se/chapters/xiv-an-eggnog-and-a-telegram)

Attends to Louise; makes eggnog and shares gossip about Doctor Walker's engagement to Louise.

### [XVII: A Hint of Scandal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_circular_staircase_se/chapters/xvii-a-hint-of-scandal)

Testifies about the veiled woman and child, and his encounter with Armstrong arguing with the same woman.

### [XXIV: Flinders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_circular_staircase_se/chapters/xxiv-flinders)

Friendly and helpful; Rachel asks him about a bullet wound and he confirms no such case has come to him.

### [XXVI: Halsey's Disappearance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_circular_staircase_se/chapters/xxvi-halsey-s-disappearance)

Drives Rachel home, informs her of Louise's illness, and hints at a larger mystery behind the events.

### [XXX: When Churchyards Yawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_circular_staircase_se/chapters/xxx-when-churchyards-yawn)

Accompanies the party, initially reluctant about Rachel's presence but assists in the exhumation.

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