# May Nuttall — The Man Who Knew character guide > May Nuttall in The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Marguerite, Miss Nuttall, Sister Nuttall **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-man-in-the-laboratory ## Snapshot May Nuttall becomes engaged to Jasper Cole on a Swiss mountainside in a lovemaking that began where other courtships end — in conquest and surrender. ## Who they are May arrives in England radiant and infatuated, met at Charing Cross by a despairing Saul Arthur Mann who knows his warnings will not reach her. She is cordial even to Frank, whom she gently refuses to suspect, and her happiness blinds her to the half-formed theories closing around Jasper. Her engagement becomes the deadline everyone else is racing — Frank, Mann, and the unfinished record that might still save her. ## Relationships ### [Jasper Cole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/jasper_cole) _romantic_ Jasper is romantically interested in May Nuttall, though his motives may be mixed with ambition. ### [Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/frank_merrill) _romantic_ Frank is in love with May Nuttall, but their relationship is complicated by his entanglement with the Girl. ### [John Minute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/john_minute) _social_ John Minute is May Nuttall's guardian, but their relationship is formal and distant. ### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/the_girl) _rivalry_ May Nuttall is jealous and suspicious of the Girl, seeing her as a rival for Frank's attention. ### [Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/frank_merrill) _romantic_ Frank is in love with May Nuttall, but their relationship is complicated by his entanglement with the Girl. ### [Jasper Cole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/jasper_cole) _romantic_ Jasper is romantically interested in May Nuttall, though his motives may be mixed with ambition. ### [John Minute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/john_minute) _social_ John Minute is May Nuttall's guardian, but their relationship is formal and distant. ### [Jasper Cole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/jasper_cole) _romantic_ Jasper is romantically interested in May Nuttall, though his motives may be mixed with ambition. ### [John Minute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/john_minute) _social_ John Minute is May Nuttall's guardian, but their relationship is formal and distant. ### [Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/frank_merrill) _romantic_ Frank is in love with May Nuttall, but their relationship is complicated by his entanglement with the Girl. ### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/the_girl) _rivalry_ May Nuttall is jealous and suspicious of the Girl, seeing her as a rival for Frank's attention. ## In the story ### [The Man in the Laboratory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/i-the-man-in-the-laboratory) Mentioned as John Minute's ward and the beneficiary of half the Gwelo Deeps shares. ### [III: Four Important Characters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/iii-four-important-characters) Accompanies Frank Merrill, discusses her gratitude to John Minute, and later works as a nurse in the East End. She is astonished to see Jasper Cole in a dark courtyard during her rounds. ### [The Accountant at the Bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/iv-the-accountant-at-the-bank) Writes a letter to Frank describing Jasper Cole's suspicious behavior in Silvers Rents. ### [John Minute's Legacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/v-john-minute-s-legacy) Struggles with her feelings for Frank Merrill and Jasper Cole; learns she is an heiress. ### [IX: Frank Merrill at the Altar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/ix-frank-merrill-at-the-altar) Agrees to marry Frank Merrill but is intercepted by Jasper Cole, who threatens to forbid the marriage; she sends a telegram canceling the wedding. ### [XI: The Case Against Frank Merrill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xi-the-case-against-frank-merrill) John Minute's ward; seeks help from Saul Arthur Mann and is conflicted about Jasper Cole's role. ### [The Man Who Came to Montreux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xiii-the-man-who-came-to-montreux) Arrives with Saul Arthur Mann; has grown more mature and wealthy; receives a letter from Jasper Cole and shows eagerness. ### [The Coming of Sergeant Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xvi-the-coming-of-sergeant-smith) Engaged to Jasper Cole, returns to England, and is later kidnapped. ### [The Man Called "Merrill"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/chapters/xvii-the-man-called-merrill) Recovering from her abduction; visited by Jasper Cole and later by Saul Arthur Mann who accuses Jasper. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters/may_nuttall - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_knew_se/characters