The Grand Babylon Hotel · Character

Miss Spencer

The Grand Babylon's black-robed information clerk, unrivalled on timetables and theatres she never visits, and quietly loyal to Jules against any upstart guest.

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Also known as Spencer

First appearance: xvi the woman with the red hat

As a supporting figure in The Grand Babylon Hotel, Miss Spencer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The bureau clerk of the Grand Babylon, who discusses Racksole with Jules and manages guest assignments.

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Miss Spencer presides over the hotel's official lair, dispensing Bradshaw knowledge and telephone calls while never travelling or going to a music-hall herself. She shares Jules's contempt for Theodore Racksole's 'Angel Kiss' and ranges herself instantly on the waiter's side, hinting at alliances deeper than her post suggests. One of the hotel's three gods, she is the still, watchful centre from which much of the early intrigue radiates.

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Royalty and intrigue targets
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Setup
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Aftermath
Closing

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I: The Millionaire and the Waiter
The bureau clerk of the Grand Babylon, who discusses Racksole with Jules and manages guest assignments.
How Mr. Racksole Obtained His Dinner
The hotel employee who attempts to discourage Racksole from seeing Mr. Babylon but is overridden.
Entrance of the Prince
Miss Spencer has mysteriously vanished from the hotel, leaving her room empty and her boxes gone.
Arrival and Departure of the Baroness
Disguises herself as Baroness Zerlinski, retrieves a hidden paper from a cream puff, and flees to Ostend where Nella confronts her.
Two Women and the Revolver
Reveals she is married to Jules (Tom Jackson), admits to spying on Prince Eugen in Ostend, and ultimately tricks Nella by feigning a faint and seizing the revolver.
At Sea
Mentioned by Jules as not being on board; Nella recalls her claim of being Jules's wife.
The Release of Prince Eugen
Guards the cellar with a bread-knife, stabs Racksole, but is overpowered and locked in a bedroom.
XVIII: In the Nighttime
Kept prisoner in the attic; vanishes mysteriously during the night.
The Night Chase and the Mudlark
Mentioned as possibly being the woman aboard the launch that Hazell searches.
The Confession of Mr. Tom Jackson
Revealed by Jules as an accomplice; sent to Ostend with instructions.

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See Miss Spencer in xvi the woman with the red hat

See Miss Spencer in I: The Millionaire and the Waiter