# Porter — The Man in Lower Ten character guide

> Porter in The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-numbers-seven-and-nine

## Who they are

A train porter who provides information.

## In the story

### [Across the Aisle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/iii-across-the-aisle)

Assists the narrator with the missing bag and discovers the body in lower berth ten.

### [Numbers Seven and Nine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/iv-numbers-seven-and-nine)

Shocked by the discovery, recalls previous deaths in the same berth, and is sent by the conductor to summon help.

### [The Girl in Blue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_lower_ten_se/chapters/vi-the-girl-in-blue)

Reports no bag matching the narrator's description on the train and later points out the missing black satchel during the conductor's investigation.

## Links

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