# Melvina Smith — The Patient in Room 18 character guide

> Melvina Smith in The Patient in Room 18 by Mignon G. Eberhart.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Melvina

**First appearance:** 0001-the-patient-in-room-18

## Who they are

A patient or nurse at St. Ann's.

## Relationships

### [Maida Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/maida_day)

_friendship_

Maida and Melvina Smith are friends or close acquaintances, with frequent social interactions.

### [Maida Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/maida_day)

_friendship_

Maida and Melvina Smith are friends or close acquaintances, with frequent social interactions.

### [Maida Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/characters/maida_day)

_friendship_

Maida and Melvina Smith are friends or close acquaintances, with frequent social interactions.

## In the story

### [By the Light of a Match](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_patient_in_room_18_se/chapters/xi-by-the-light-of-a-match)

Announces the death of the black kitten 'Accident' and interprets it as a sign of impending tragedy.

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