# Mrs. Morgan — The Perpetual Curate character guide

> Mrs. Morgan in The Perpetual Curate by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Mrs. Morgan

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

The wife of Mr. Morgan, a troubled woman in the parish.

## Relationships

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_professional_

Mrs. Morgan is Frank's landlady and housekeeper, with a friendly but sometimes meddling dynamic.

### [Lucy Wodehouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/lucy_wodehouse)

_friendship_

Lucy and Mrs. Morgan are friendly acquaintances, often sharing news and gossip about Frank.

### [Mr. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/mr_morgan)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_professional_

Mrs. Morgan is Frank's landlady and housekeeper, with a friendly but sometimes meddling dynamic.

### [Lucy Wodehouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/lucy_wodehouse)

_friendship_

Lucy and Mrs. Morgan are friendly acquaintances, often sharing news and gossip about Frank.

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_professional_

Mrs. Morgan is Frank's landlady and housekeeper, with a friendly but sometimes meddling dynamic.

### [Mr. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/mr_morgan)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

### [Mr. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/mr_morgan)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

### [Lucy Wodehouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/lucy_wodehouse)

_friendship_

Lucy and Mrs. Morgan are friendly acquaintances, often sharing news and gossip about Frank.

## In the story

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/i)

The Rector's wife, who has waited ten years to marry him and is sympathetic to Mr. Wentworth's gentlemanly manner, though she supports her husband.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/v)

Tries to mediate and soften her husband's temper, worrying privately that the aunts' influence over Skelmersdale could harm Frank's prospects.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xii)

The Rector's wife is skeptical of the rumors, defends Mr. Wentworth, and privately regrets the prudence that delayed her marriage, feeling a sense of disappointment in her husband's uncharitableness.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xx)

Seen briefly by Frank returning from a dinner; her appearance contrasts with his idealized image of Lucy.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxi)

Mentioned as the poor woman at No. 10 whom Lucy usually visits but cannot see today.

### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxviii)

Attempts to offer sympathy to Frank, argues with her husband about Mr. Leeson, and later visits the poor in Grove Street.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxi)

Defends Mr. Wentworth and is exasperated by the town's readiness to believe him guilty without proof.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xlv)

Initially cold and silent toward her husband, she later reconciles after learning of his plan to offer the living to Frank.

### [Chapter XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xlvii)

Defends Frank at dinner, hinting at a great improvement in his position, and dismisses Mr. Leeson.

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