# Mamie — The Coming of Bill character guide

> Mamie in The Coming of Bill by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the silent Mamie

**First appearance:** 0001-i-a-pawn-of-fate

## Snapshot

A mouselike nineteen-year-old nurse with enormous eyes and a soft voice, who quietly takes charge of the household's most important person.

## Who they are

Mamie is the daughter of a newspaper compositor, hired on Steve's recommendation after raising three small brothers to office-boy age without mishap. She moves neatly through the studio, wins the baby at once, and fixes Steve with a baleful stare when she suspects him of letting the child fight. Her presence steadies the household through its turbulent years, and Steve's long-unspoken love for her gives the novel one of its gentlest, most patiently drawn threads.

## Relationships

### [Steve Dingle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/characters/steve_dingle)

_romantic_

Mamie is Steve Dingle's love interest and eventual wife, sharing a warm, down-to-earth relationship with him.

### [Kirk Winfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/characters/kirk_winfield)

_friendship_

Kirk and Mamie are friendly acquaintances, connected through their mutual relationships with Steve Dingle and Ruth.

### [Steve Dingle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/characters/steve_dingle)

_romantic_

Mamie is Steve Dingle's love interest and eventual wife, sharing a warm, down-to-earth relationship with him.

### [Steve Dingle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/characters/steve_dingle)

_romantic_

Mamie is Steve Dingle's love interest and eventual wife, sharing a warm, down-to-earth relationship with him.

### [Kirk Winfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/characters/kirk_winfield)

_friendship_

Kirk and Mamie are friendly acquaintances, connected through their mutual relationships with Steve Dingle and Ruth.

### [Kirk Winfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/characters/kirk_winfield)

_friendship_

Kirk and Mamie are friendly acquaintances, connected through their mutual relationships with Steve Dingle and Ruth.

## In the story

### [X: An Interlude of Peace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/x-an-interlude-of-peace)

Hired as nurse for William Bannister, proves capable and is liked by the family.

### [The Misadventure of Steve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/iii-the-misadventure-of-steve)

Nurse to William; sprays Steve with boric acid and fears Lora Porter's wrath when she hears voices approaching.

### [V: The Real Thing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/v-the-real-thing)

The nurse who was supposed to guard Bill but has vanished due to her sympathetic nature.

### [IX: At One in the Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/ix-at-one-in-the-morning)

The silent Mamie is mentioned as the source of William's knowledge about germs and is left a note by Steve to explain the boy's absence.

### [X: Accepting the Gifts of the Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/x-accepting-the-gifts-of-the-gods)

Discovers William missing, seeks out Kirk, and insists on joining him to care for the boy.

### [Mr. Penway on the Grill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/xi-mr-penway-on-the-grill)

Elopes with Kirk, packing a suitcase and leaving with him in an automobile.

### [Dolls with Souls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/xii-dolls-with-souls)

Mamie is mentioned as having eloped with Kirk and taken William, though she does not appear directly in the chapter.

### [Pastures New](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/xiii-pastures-new)

Mentioned by Steve as someone who would understand William's needs; associated with the crinkly-paper routine.

### [XIV: The Sixty-First Street Cyclone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/xiv-the-sixty-first-street-cyclone)

Silent during the journey; disapproves of Steve's plans for feeding William and cares for the boy.

### [Mrs. Porter's Waterloo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_coming_of_bill_se/chapters/xv-mrs-porter-s-waterloo)

Silent throughout; flees the room after Steve's announcement.

## Links

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