# Mrs. Hamlin — The Sword of Damocles character guide

> Mrs. Hamlin in The Sword of Damocles by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Margery Hamlin, Margery

**First appearance:** 0004-i-a-wanderer

## Who they are

A woman with a name that appears, possibly a neighbor or acquaintance.

## In the story

### [XXIII: The Poem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xxiii-the-poem)

Approaches Paula after the reading, requesting a private meeting to tell a story matching the poem.

### [The Japha Mansion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xxiv-the-japha-mansion)

Reveals her fifteen-year vigil at the Japha mansion, mistaking Paula for Jacqueline in a moment of intense emotion.

### [XXVII: The Lone Watcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xxvii-the-lone-watcher)

The lone watcher who has kept a daily vigil for Jacqueline for ten years, now seeking Paula's help.

### [The Hour of Six Is Sacred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sword_of_damocles_se/chapters/xlv-the-hour-of-six-is-sacred)

Ill and feeble, she is brought to Jacqueline's bedside and is revealed to be her mother, Margery.

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