# Mrs. Smith — The Sign of the Four character guide

> Mrs. Smith in The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0007-viii-the-baker-street-irregulars

## Who they are

Wife of Mordecai Smith, who helps run the boat business.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sign_of_the_four_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Mrs. Smith is Mordecai Smith's wife, who misleads Holmes about her husband's whereabouts during the pursuit.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sign_of_the_four_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Mrs. Smith is Mordecai Smith's wife, who misleads Holmes about her husband's whereabouts during the pursuit.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Baker Street Irregulars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sign_of_the_four_se/chapters/viii-the-baker-street-irregulars)

Informs Holmes and Watson that her husband Mordecai Smith left in the Aurora with a wooden-legged man.

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