# Mrs. Spooner — The Duke’s Children character guide

> Mrs. Spooner in The Duke’s Children by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Spooner, the judicious Mrs. Spooner

**First appearance:** 0038-xxxix-killancodlem

## Who they are

A matchmaking widow at Killancodlem.

## In the story

### [The Brake Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/lxii-the-brake-country)

A hard-riding, outspoken woman; dominates the hunting talk and advises her husband against port wine.

### [LXIII: “I’ve Seen ’Em Like That Before”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duke_s_children_se/chapters/lxiii-i-ve-seen-em-like-that-before)

An avid huntress, rides with the pack, comments on the fox and the wind, and later visits Tregear after his accident.

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