# Mrs. Bredon — The Footsteps at the Lock character guide

> Mrs. Bredon in The Footsteps at the Lock by Ronald A. Knox.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. Bredon, Dear Mrs. Bredon

**First appearance:** 0001-the-footsteps-at-the-lock

## Snapshot

Miles Bredon's admirable wife, whose unstated companionship is the quiet anchor of a detective who'd rather play golf than solve anything.

## Who they are

She is the domestic counterweight to her husband's reluctant career: the country cottage, the patience, the steady presence that makes his intermittent summons to Indescribable House bearable. Where Miles grumbles and procrastinates, she supplies the insight and composure he rarely admits he needs. Her role in the early arc is to humanize a man who treats detection as an imposition, reminding the reader that behind the amateur sleuth stands a marriage that actually works.

## Relationships

### [Edward Farris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/characters/edward_farris)

_social_

Edward Farris and Mrs. Bredon are acquaintances, possibly through social circles or family connections.

### [Edward Farris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/characters/edward_farris)

_social_

Edward Farris and Mrs. Bredon are acquaintances, possibly through social circles or family connections.

## In the story

### [XXV: A Postscript](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_footsteps_at_the_lock_se/chapters/xxv-a-postscript)

Recipient of Nigel's letter; her earlier words about sticking to the rules influence Nigel's decision.

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