# Mrs. Blakesley — The Portent character guide

> Mrs. Blakesley in The Portent by George MacDonald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs.  Blakesley

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-hilton-hall

## Who they are

Housekeeper or caretaker at Hilton Hall, appears in domestic scenes.

## Relationships

### [Lady Alice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/characters/lady_alice)

_social_

Lady Alice and Mrs. Blakesley have a polite acquaintance, often exchanging pleasantries in the narrator's home.

## In the story

### [XXI: Hilton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/chapters/xxi-hilton)

Mentioned as still at the lodge; Duncan plans to call on her.

### [XXII: The Sleeper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/chapters/xxii-the-sleeper)

Now the housekeeper at Hilton Hall, caring for Lady Alice; she arranges for Duncan to see Alice asleep.

### [XXIII: My Old Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/chapters/xxiii-my-old-room)

Extemporises a bed for Duncan in his old room and is mentioned as a potential observer who might discover Alice's absence.

### [XXIV: Prison-Breaking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/chapters/xxiv-prison-breaking)

Informs Duncan of Lord Hilton's upcoming marriage and worries about Alice's future.

### [New Entrenchments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/chapters/xxv-new-entrenchments)

Mentioned as being afraid of the haunted room, which allows Duncan and Alice to meet there undisturbed.

### [XXVII: Freedom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_portent_se/chapters/xxvii-freedom)

Dismissed from the countess's service, she joins the household.

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