# Mr. Tope — The Mystery of Edwin Drood character guide

> Mr. Tope in The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tope, Mrs. Tope, the tearful Mrs. Tope, Mr. and Mrs. Tope

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-a-dean-and-a-chapter-also

## Who they are

Cathedral verger and his wife; minor servants of the cathedral community.

## In the story

### [II: A Dean, and a Chapter Also](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/ii-a-dean-and-a-chapter-also)

The Verger; reports Jasper's illness to the Dean; his wife, Mrs. Tope, appears in the chapter.

### [A Night with Durdles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xii-a-night-with-durdles)

The verger is present and highly entertained by the Dean's comments, laughing in a deferential manner at the exchange.

### [XVI: Devoted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xvi-devoted)

Along with Mrs. Tope, tends to Jasper after his collapse, providing care and sustenance.

### [A Settler in Cloisterham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xviii-a-settler-in-cloisterham)

The Verger, mentioned as a potential source for lodging information; his wife Mrs. Tope is the landlady.

### [XXIII: The Dawn Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_edwin_drood_se/chapters/xxiii-the-dawn-again)

Mentioned as the cathedral verger who is eluded by Deputy; his wife, Mrs. Tope, provides breakfast for Datchery.

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