# Mrs. Pentreath — The Dead Secret character guide

> Mrs. Pentreath in The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

The housekeeper at Porthgenna Tower who knows old secrets.

## In the story

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

The housekeeper, suspicious and vigilant, leads the tour and tries to keep Sarah under observation, but is outmaneuvered.

### [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 housekeeper who advises Mr. Munder to avoid public exposure and to secretly follow the strangers, suggesting the gardener's boy Jacob for the task.

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

The housekeeper, questioned but offers no help, suggests the lady escaped from a madhouse.

### [VI: The Telling of the Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dead_secret_se/chapters/vi-the-telling-of-the-secret)

Mrs. Pentreath, the housekeeper, briefly interacts with Rosamond when she returns the keys, noticing her distress.

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