# Mrs. Riddel — The Lady of the Barge character guide

> Mrs. Riddel in The Lady of the Barge by W. W. Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the astonished Mrs. Riddel

**First appearance:** 0000-the-lady-of-the-barge

## Who they are

An astonished female character in the stories.

## In the story

### [A Mixed Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/a-mixed-proposal)

Learns of the chess wager from the Major; she is amused and later plays cribbage to help the Major circumvent Halibut.

### [Three at Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lady_of_the_barge_se/chapters/three-at-table)

The old woman who answers the door and assists in the household, initially reluctant to let the stranger in.

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