# Mrs. Barrymore — The Hound of the Baskervilles character guide > Mrs. Barrymore in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Barrymore **First appearance:** 0007-vi-baskerville-hall ## Snapshot The Hall's housekeeper, whose red-eyed grief and nervous watchfulness betray a sorrow she and her husband are desperate to hide. ## Who they are Quiet and dutiful in the household, she is visibly undone by something Watson cannot name, weeping when she believes herself unobserved. Her distress is bound up with her husband's nocturnal errands, and the two of them guard a secret that has nothing to do with the hound. When it finally breaks, her loyalty to family over household exposes how much the moor itself is hiding. ## Relationships ### [Sir Henry Baskerville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/sir_henry_baskerville) _professional_ Mrs. Barrymore is the housekeeper at Baskerville Hall, serving Sir Henry with a mix of loyalty and hidden distress. ### [Sir Charles Baskerville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/sir_charles_baskerville) _professional_ Mrs. Barrymore served Sir Charles as housekeeper, and her husband was his butler, both loyal to the family. ### [Dr. James Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/dr_james_mortimer) _social_ Mortimer knows Mrs. Barrymore as the housekeeper at Baskerville Hall, interacting with her during his visits. ### [Sir Henry Baskerville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/sir_henry_baskerville) _professional_ Mrs. Barrymore is the housekeeper at Baskerville Hall, serving Sir Henry with a mix of loyalty and hidden distress. ### [Sir Henry Baskerville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/sir_henry_baskerville) _professional_ Mrs. Barrymore is the housekeeper at Baskerville Hall, serving Sir Henry with a mix of loyalty and hidden distress. ### [Dr. James Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/dr_james_mortimer) _social_ Mortimer knows Mrs. Barrymore as the housekeeper at Baskerville Hall, interacting with her during his visits. ### [Sir Charles Baskerville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/sir_charles_baskerville) _professional_ Mrs. Barrymore served Sir Charles as housekeeper, and her husband was his butler, both loyal to the family. ## In the story ### [The Curse of the Baskervilles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/ii-the-curse-of-the-baskervilles) The butler who discovered Sir Charles's body and sent for Dr. Mortimer. ### [Three Broken Threads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/v-three-broken-threads) Mentioned as the butler with a full black beard; he and his wife each received five hundred pounds from Sir Charles's will; a telegram confirms he is at the Hall. ### [Baskerville Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/vi-baskerville-hall) Greets the party at Baskerville Hall; mentions Sir Charles's generosity and plans to start a business. ### [VII: The Stapletons of Merripit House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/vii-the-stapletons-of-merripit-house) Denies that his wife could have been sobbing; his pallor and lie raise suspicion about his involvement in Sir Charles's death. ### [VII: The Stapletons of Merripit House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/vii-the-stapletons-of-merripit-house) Seen with red, swollen eyes, confirming she was the one sobbing; her distress adds to the mystery. ### [VIII: First Report of Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/viii-first-report-of-dr-watson) Questioned about the telegram; later seen signaling from the tower at night, which Watson and Sir Henry investigate. ### [VIII: First Report of Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/viii-first-report-of-dr-watson) Heavy, solid, puritanical; observed sobbing bitterly and showing traces of tears. ### [IX: Second Report of Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/ix-second-report-of-dr-watson) Caught signaling from the window; reveals he is signaling to the convict Selden, his wife's brother. ### [IX: Second Report of Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/ix-second-report-of-dr-watson) Mentioned as tear-stained and connected to the secret; her brother is the convict Selden. ### [X: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/x-extract-from-the-diary-of-dr-watson) Reveals to Watson that there is a second man hiding on the moor, and expresses his unease about the goings-on. ### [XIII: Fixing the Nets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/xiii-fixing-the-nets) Informed of Selden's death; feels relief but his wife weeps. ### [XIII: Fixing the Nets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/chapters/xiii-fixing-the-nets) Weeps bitterly upon learning of Selden's death. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters/mrs_barrymore - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hound_of_the_baskervilles/characters