# Dame Eliza — The White Company character guide

> Dame Eliza in The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-v-how-a-strange-company-gathered-at-the-pied-merlin

## Who they are

A woman who appears briefly in the story.

## In the story

### [How Hordle John Cozened the Fuller of Lymington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/iii-how-hordle-john-cozened-the-fuller-of-lymington)

The charcoal-burner's wife, a ruddy and outspoken woman, provides clothes for Peter and teases Alleyne about his monastic upbringing, giving him his first kiss.

### [How a Strange Company Gathered at the Pied Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/v-how-a-strange-company-gathered-at-the-pied-merlin)

The landlady of the Pied Merlin, who serves the guests and maintains order.

### [How Samkin Aylward Wagered His Featherbed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/vi-how-samkin-aylward-wagered-his-featherbed)

The landlady of the Pied Merlin, she is kissed by Aylward upon his arrival and serves the company.

### [How Sir Nigel Sought for a Wayside Venture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xiv-how-sir-nigel-sought-for-a-wayside-venture)

Hordle John's mother who scolds him and Aylward but is lifted and kissed by John before he departs.

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