# Mr. Kyrle — The Woman in White character guide

> Mr. Kyrle in The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** William Kyrle, William

**First appearance:** 0052-i

## Snapshot

A cool-headed solicitor who forces the evasive Mr. Fairlie to choose between doing his niece justice or facing public exposure in court.

## Who they are

Kyrle is the family lawyer whose quiet professionalism becomes the lever that finally moves the immovable Mr. Fairlie. Where Fairlie whines and procrastinates, Kyrle states the alternatives plainly and waits, a steady presence in a house of nervous invalids and scented handkerchiefs. His insistence that Fairlie decide then and there, and his willingness to draft the letters and oversee the erasure of the false inscription, make him the practical hinge on which the exposure of the conspiracy turns.

## In the story

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woman_in_white_se/chapters/iv)

The lawyer Walter consults; provides a detailed legal analysis showing the weakness of the case; expresses skepticism but offers future assistance if new evidence emerges.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woman_in_white_se/chapters/i)

Legal adviser who declares the case proven and assists in arranging the evidence.

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