# Mr. Phippen — The Dead Secret character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Phippen

**First appearance:** 0006-ii-the-sale-of-porthgenna-tower

## Who they are

A lawyer involved in the sale of Porthgenna Tower and the Treverton family affairs.

## Relationships

### [Miss Sturch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/miss_sturch)

_social_

Miss Sturch and Mr. Phippen are acquaintances within the same social circle, with no deep connection.

### [Miss Sturch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/characters/miss_sturch)

_social_

Miss Sturch and Mr. Phippen are acquaintances within the same social circle, with no deep connection.

## In the story

### [I: Fifteen Years After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/i-fifteen-years-after)

A hypochondriac bachelor who obsesses over his digestion and sympathizes excessively with Leonard's blindness.

### [II: The Sale of Porthgenna Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/ii-the-sale-of-porthgenna-tower)

Listener to the vicar's story, reacts sentimentally and with delicate health concerns.

## Links

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