# Ethel Pitt-Heron — The Powerhouse character guide

> Ethel Pitt-Heron in The Powerhouse by John Buchan.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ethel, Pitt - Heron, that unfortunate fellow Pitt - Heron

**First appearance:** 0002-the-powerhouse

## Who they are

A relative of Charles Pitt-Heron, possibly his sister or daughter.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron is a socialite or acquaintance who interacts with the narrator in the context of Docker's social circle.

### [Bill Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/bill_docker)

_romantic_

Bill Docker and Ethel Pitt-Heron share a romantic or flirtatious relationship, with Ethel being a significant female presence in his life.

### [Tommy Deloraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/tommy_deloraine)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron and Tommy Deloraine are social acquaintances, likely moving in the same high-society circles.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron is a socialite or acquaintance who interacts with the narrator in the context of Docker's social circle.

### [Tommy Deloraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/tommy_deloraine)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron and Tommy Deloraine are social acquaintances, likely moving in the same high-society circles.

### [Tommy Deloraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/tommy_deloraine)

_social_

Ethel Pitt-Heron and Tommy Deloraine are social acquaintances, likely moving in the same high-society circles.

### [Bill Docker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/characters/bill_docker)

_romantic_

Bill Docker and Ethel Pitt-Heron share a romantic or flirtatious relationship, with Ethel being a significant female presence in his life.

## In the story

### [I: Beginning of the Wild-Goose Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/chapters/i-beginning-of-the-wild-goose-chase)

Pitt-Heron's wife; anxious and evasive, she hints at odd happenings in the household.

### [III: Tells of a Midsummer Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/chapters/iii-tells-of-a-midsummer-night)

Charles's wife; in grave distress after discovering the draft letter and seeks Leithen's advice.

### [Return of the Wild Geese](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_powerhouse_se/chapters/ix-return-of-the-wild-geese)

Her glowing face signals that her troubles are over when Charles's return is imminent.

## Links

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