# Mrs. Morris — The D’Arblay Mystery character guide

> Mrs. Morris in The D’Arblay Mystery by R. Austin Freeman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the executrix—a Mrs. Morris, Morris

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-mr-bendelow

## Snapshot

Bendelow's landlady and executrix, she vanishes with her husband just as investigators close in on the dead man's affairs.

## Who they are

Mrs. Morris surfaces in the official record as the executrix of Simon Bendelow's will, a woman whose convenient disappearance stymies Wilson's inquiries at every turn. She introduced two elderly spinster witnesses to the invalid Bendelow and stood by as he was coffined and cremated at Ilford, leaving behind a trail of tidy arrangements and unanswered questions. Her flight matters because it turns a routine probate detail into a signal that something about Bendelow's death was meant to stay buried.

## In the story

### [Mr. Bendelow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/iv-mr-bendelow)

Wife of Mr. Morris, caretaker of Bendelow; brusque and controlling, she guides Gray's visit and limits his examination.

### [Simon Bendelow, Deceased](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_d_arblay_mystery_se/chapters/viii-simon-bendelow-deceased)

Executrix and widow; efficiently arranges the cremation and coordinates with the doctors.

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