# Mr. Troy — The Haunted Hotel character guide

> Mr. Troy in The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** dear Mr. Troy, All Mr. Troy

**First appearance:** 0001-the-haunted-hotel

## Snapshot

A trusted family advisor whose legal caution and dry skepticism make him the perfect foil for a haunting that refuses to be cross-examined.

## Who they are

Mr. Troy serves as a steady, practical presence among the Westwicks, the kind of man consulted when a family needs sense rather than sensation. He approaches the hotel's strange reputation the way he would a dubious contract, testing every clause, which makes his gradual entanglement with the uncanny all the more unsettling. His role in the early arc is to anchor the story in credible, worldly judgment before that judgment starts to fail.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Ferrari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari)

_professional_

Mr. Troy, a lawyer, interrogates Mrs. Ferrari as a witness, relying on her testimony to solve the mystery.

### [Mrs. Ferrari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari)

_professional_

Mr. Troy, a lawyer, interrogates Mrs. Ferrari as a witness, relying on her testimony to solve the mystery.

### [Mrs. Ferrari](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari)

_professional_

Mr. Troy, a lawyer, interrogates Mrs. Ferrari as a witness, relying on her testimony to solve the mystery.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/vi)

Legal adviser to Agnes; analyzes the case and offers a counter-theory that Ferrari is alive and paid to disappear.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/vii)

Lawyer who advises Agnes and Mrs. Ferrari, collects news from the insurance offices, and suggests using Lady Barville to access the commission report.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/ix)

Listens to Mrs. Ferrari's account and expresses skepticism about her plan.

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