# Betsey — The Dead Secret character guide

> Betsey in The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Obedient Betsey

**First appearance:** 0012-iv-the-new-nurse

## Who they are

A young servant at Porthgenna Tower who assists Rosamond.

## In the story

### [III: Inside the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-inside-the-house)

Steals up the stairs to eavesdrop, then returns to the kitchen, puzzling over how to join the exploring party.

### [IV: Mr. Munder on the Seat of Judgment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iv-mr-munder-on-the-seat-of-judgment)

The maid who testifies about hearing footsteps and a door lock, and who is afraid of the ghost of the north rooms; she retrieves water for Sarah and later picks up the dropped keys.

### [V: Mozart Plays Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/v-mozart-plays-farewell)

Betsey is the servant-maid from whom Uncle Joseph took leave with great cordiality.

### [III: Approaching the Precipice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/iii-approaching-the-precipice)

Reluctantly tells of the strange visitors and the ghost legend, drawing lines on the table in embarrassment.

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