The Mystery of Cabin Island · Character
Aunt Gertrude
The Hardys' aunt who lives with them and often fusses over the boys.
minor
First appearance: i iceboating on the bay
Aunt Gertrude shows up with force in A Strange Note. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Greets the boys with orders to stamp snow off their shoes; treats them as infants.
Aunt Gertrude first appears in 0000 i iceboating on the bay.
In A Strange Note: Greets the boys with orders to stamp snow off their shoes; treats them as infants.
Later, in Preparations: Skeptical about winter camping, predicts the boys will return quickly, but appreciates the poetry gift.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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See Aunt Gertrude in i iceboating on the bay