# Mrs. Martha Jones — The Trail of the Serpent character guide

> Mrs. Martha Jones in The Trail of the Serpent by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Martha, Martha, Mrs. Jones, Jones

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

## Who they are

A landlady or housekeeper in Slopperton.

## In the story

### [V: The Healing Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/v-the-healing-waters)

The woman with the fretful baby; she confronts Jabez, refuses his money, and contemplates suicide by the river.

### [IX: “Mad, Gentlemen of the Jury”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/ix-mad-gentlemen-of-the-jury)

Old servant, testifies about finding Mr. Harding's body and insists Richard is innocent.

### [Like and Unlike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/ii-like-and-unlike)

The old woman (grandmother) who hints at a secret involving gold and the other child.

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

Jim's grandmother, who sits drinking and muttering by the hearth after Jim's disappearance.

### [IV: What They Find in the Room in Which the Murder Was Committed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/iv-what-they-find-in-the-room-in-which-the-murder-was-committed)

Housekeeper of the house where the murder occurred; she confirms the room has been untouched since the crime.

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