# Benson — The Venetians character guide

> Benson in The Venetians by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i-in-the-city-by-the-sea

## Who they are

A servant or butler, likely in the Vansittart or Marchant household, providing domestic continuity.

## Relationships

### [Eve Marchant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/characters/eve_marchant)

_professional_

Benson is a butler or household manager who serves Eve, maintaining a respectful but distant professional demeanor.

### [Eve Marchant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/characters/eve_marchant)

_professional_

Benson is a butler or household manager who serves Eve, maintaining a respectful but distant professional demeanor.

### [Eve Marchant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/characters/eve_marchant)

_professional_

Benson is a butler or household manager who serves Eve, maintaining a respectful but distant professional demeanor.

## In the story

### [From the Evil to Come](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxi-from-the-evil-to-come)

Eve's devoted maid, who accompanies her to the cemetery and is scolded for the late return.

### [XXIX: 'Tis Not the Same Now, Never More Can Be](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxix-tis-not-the-same-now-never-more-can-be)

Eve's loyal maid, who is shocked by the separation but agrees to accompany Eve abroad.

### [XXX: A Double Exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxx-a-double-exile)

Eve's attendant, who complains about the windswept location of Mont St. Michel but admits her health has never been better. She is present during Eve's illness and sends for Sophy.

### [A Scene of Light and Glory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxxii-a-scene-of-light-and-glory)

Benson, the skilled nurse, has been patching Eve up time after time but knows the end is near. She secured rooms at Danieli's hotel, professing familiarity with the best hotels in Europe.

### [XXXIII: “Both Together, He Her God, She His Idol”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxxiii-both-together-he-her-god-she-his-idol)

The chaperone who accompanies Hetty on sightseeing trips around Venice.

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