# Jennie MacLure — The Man in Lower Ten character guide

> Jennie MacLure in The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jennie, Janet MacLure

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-a-fine-gold-chain

## Snapshot

The large, bold woman in lower eleven, whose desperate search for stolen notes in the wrong berth leaves a dead man and a broken chain behind.

## Who they are

McKnight's theory casts her as the figure who slipped behind the curtains of lower ten, groped for the wallet, and struck when the sleeping man seized her. She is a woman acting for Bronson, or against him, and her hysterics the next morning betray a guilt she cannot hide. Her presence threads the murder, the missing notes, and Alison West's gold purse into one knot.

## In the story

### [XXIV: His Wife’s Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxiv-his-wife-s-father)

Reveals her past with the Harrington family, confirms Sullivan is alive, and expresses fear that he will kill her.

### [XXV: At the Station](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxv-at-the-station)

Provides insight into Mrs. Sullivan's feelings; advises the narrator to be gentle.

### [XXVIII: Alison’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/xxviii-alison-s-story)

Revealed as a spy in Mrs. Sullivan's employ; warned Alison not to go through with the marriage.

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