# Mrs. Ferrari — The Haunted Hotel character guide > Mrs. Ferrari in The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** little Mrs. Ferrari, Ferrari, the lost Ferrari, Little Mrs. Ferrari, timid little Mrs. Ferrari **First appearance:** 0001-the-haunted-hotel ## Who they are Timid Mrs. Ferrari clings to three letters and a vanished husband, turning to Agnes for help when the Venetian palace swallows her courier without a trace. ## Relationships ### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood) _friendship_ Agnes shows kindness and concern for Mrs. Ferrari, who becomes a key informant and ally in uncovering the truth. ### [Lady Montbarry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/lady_montbarry) _professional_ Lady Montbarry employs Mrs. Ferrari as a servant, but their interactions are marked by mutual suspicion and hidden secrets. ### [Mr. Troy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mr_troy) _professional_ Mr. Troy, a lawyer, interrogates Mrs. Ferrari as a witness, relying on her testimony to solve the mystery. ### [Henry Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/henry_westwick) _professional_ Henry questions Mrs. Ferrari as a key witness, relying on her information to uncover the truth about his brother's death. ### [Francis Westwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/francis_westwick) _professional_ Francis interacts with Mrs. Ferrari as a suspicious employer, pressing her for information about the Countess's activities. ### [Lord Montbarry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/lord_montbarry) _professional_ Lord Montbarry employed Mrs. Ferrari as a servant in Venice, and she witnessed his mysterious illness and death. ### [Sir Theodore Barville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/sir_theodore_barville) _professional_ Mrs. Ferrari works as a housekeeper for Sir Theodore, who becomes an unwitting pawn in the Countess's schemes. ### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood) _friendship_ Agnes shows kindness and concern for Mrs. Ferrari, who becomes a key informant and ally in uncovering the truth. ### [Sir Theodore Barville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/sir_theodore_barville) _professional_ Mrs. Ferrari works as a housekeeper for Sir Theodore, who becomes an unwitting pawn in the Countess's schemes. ### [Lady Montbarry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/lady_montbarry) _professional_ Lady Montbarry employs Mrs. Ferrari as a servant, but their interactions are marked by mutual suspicion and hidden secrets. ### [Agnes Lockwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/agnes_lockwood) _friendship_ Agnes shows kindness and concern for Mrs. Ferrari, who becomes a key informant and ally in uncovering the truth. ### [Mr. Troy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mr_troy) _professional_ Mr. Troy, a lawyer, interrogates Mrs. Ferrari as a witness, relying on her testimony to solve the mystery. ## In the story ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/iv) Asks Agnes to let her husband mention her name in a letter to Lord Montbarry; succeeds in getting Ferrari hired as courier. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/v) Distraught over her husband's disappearance; brings news from the couriers' office and later receives a mysterious thousand-pound note from Venice. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/vi) Convinced her husband was murdered; argues with Mr. Troy over his theory that Ferrari is being paid to stay away. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/vii) Frequent visitor at Mr. Troy's office, anxious about her husband, and refuses to use the thousand-pound note, calling it 'my husband's blood-money.' ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/ix) Visits Mr. Troy to share news about the letter and her plan to confront Lady Montbarry. ### [The Confrontation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/x) Confronts Lady Montbarry about the money sent to Ferrari's widow, is insulted and intimidated, then forced to guide Lady Montbarry to Agnes Lockwood's lodging. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/xi) Mentioned as the wife of the missing courier Ferrari; Agnes asks Lady Montbarry for news of him out of mercy for Mrs. Ferrari. ### [The Third Part](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/the-third-part) Her husband's disappearance is a key mystery that the hidden compartment may help solve. ### [The Fourth Part](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/the-fourth-part) Grieving the disappearance of her husband, Mr. Ferrari. ### [Postscript](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/chapters/postscript) Remains unaware that her husband was the Countess's accomplice; still believes the late Lord Montbarry sent her the money. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters/mrs_ferrari - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_haunted_hotel_se/characters