# Miss Oman — The Eye of Osiris character guide

> Miss Oman in The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Poor Miss Oman

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-vanishing-man

## Snapshot

Sharp-tongued, fiercely loyal Miss Oman serves the Bellingham household and delivers its messages with a bite that hides genuine devotion.

## Who they are

Miss Oman moves between the Bellinghams' lodgings and Dr. Berkeley's surgery, carrying news, opinions, and a tongue like a whiplash. Her sardonic sparring with Berkeley masks a deep attachment to Ruth Bellingham, whose injured hand she dresses before anyone else is told. She matters because her blunt errands and tart asides keep the household's daily life — and its vulnerabilities — in plain view.

## In the story

### [John Bellingham's Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/vii-john-bellingham-s-will)

Delivers the note from Godfrey Bellingham to Paul; teases Paul about his hand splint and his interest in Ruth.

### [A Museum Idyll](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/viii-a-museum-idyll)

Described as a 'ghoul' for delighting in horrors; provides newspapers to the Bellinghams; Paul seeks her advice.

### [The Sphynx of Lincoln’s Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/ix-the-sphynx-of-lincoln-s-inn)

Visits Paul to help with the supper party arrangements and teases him about his interest in Miss Bellingham.

### [John Bellingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eye_of_osiris_se/chapters/xviii-john-bellingham)

Shown weeping hysterically and moping with a parliamentary petition; part of the household gloom.

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