# Mr. Munder — The Dead Secret character guide

> Mr. Munder in The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** IV, IV Mr. Munder

**First appearance:** 0019-iv-mr-munder-on-the-seat-of-judgment

## Snapshot

Porthgenna Tower's self-important steward, forever guarding his dignity and obstructing Rosamond's search for the room where the secret sleeps.

## Who they are

Munder presides over the shuttered house with the fussy authority of a man who mistakes obstruction for competence, sparring with the nervous housekeeper Mrs. Pentreath over who must escort visitors through the forbidden rooms. Trapped by his own insistence on controlling the tour, he is forced to lead the way he meant to block. His petty tyranny and wounded vanity make him the perfect gatekeeper for a house determined to keep its past buried.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Jazeph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/mrs_jazeph)

_professional_

Mr. Munder is the lawyer handling Mrs. Jazeph's legal affairs, maintaining a formal and businesslike relationship.

### [Rosamond Frankland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/rosamond_frankland)

_professional_

Mr. Munder acts as the family solicitor for Rosamond, handling legal matters regarding her inheritance.

### [Mrs. Jazeph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/mrs_jazeph)

_professional_

Mr. Munder is the lawyer handling Mrs. Jazeph's legal affairs, maintaining a formal and businesslike relationship.

### [Mrs. Jazeph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/mrs_jazeph)

_professional_

Mr. Munder is the lawyer handling Mrs. Jazeph's legal affairs, maintaining a formal and businesslike relationship.

### [Rosamond Frankland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/rosamond_frankland)

_professional_

Mr. Munder acts as the family solicitor for Rosamond, handling legal matters regarding her inheritance.

### [Rosamond Frankland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/rosamond_frankland)

_professional_

Mr. Munder acts as the family solicitor for Rosamond, handling legal matters regarding her inheritance.

## In the story

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

The steward, sulky and uncooperative, fails to assist Mrs. Pentreath in watching the visitors, more concerned with his own dignity.

### [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)

Acts as the self-important interrogator, pompously recounting events and threatening legal action, but is persuaded by Mrs. Pentreath to follow Mrs. Frankland's instructions instead.

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

Mr. Munder is the housekeeper who had an angry collision with Uncle Joseph earlier; his instructions to Jacob to follow the pair are mentioned.

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

The steward, questioned but offers no help, fixated on the idea of theft.

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