# Miss Smithers — The Trail of the Serpent character guide

> Miss Smithers in The Trail of the Serpent by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smithers, the bewildered Smithers

**First appearance:** 0001-i-the-good-schoolmaster

## Who they are

A governess or teacher at the school.

## In the story

### [Midnight by the Slopperton Clocks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/v-midnight-by-the-slopperton-clocks)

A maid in Dr. Tappenden's house who waits up for Jabez North and speculates about his absence.

### [The Usher Resigns His Situation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/vii-the-usher-resigns-his-situation)

The household keeper who nervously informs Dr. Tappenden of Jabez North's absence.

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