# Mrs. Evangelina Scorbitt — Topsy-Turvy character guide

> Mrs. Evangelina Scorbitt in Topsy-Turvy by Jules Verne.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mrs. Scorbitt, Evangelina, Mrs. Evangeline Scorbitt

**First appearance:** 0000-in-which-the-north-polar-practical-association-rushes-a-document-across-two-worlds

## Who they are

A four-million-dollar widow who adores mathematicians the way other women adore poets, and who bankrolls Maston's polar dream while angling for his hand.

## In the story

### [In Which the Arctic Regions Are Sold at Auction to the Highest Bidder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-arctic-regions-are-sold-at-auction-to-the-highest-bidder)

Present in the auction hall, her anxious face shows suppressed emotion as she watches the bidding.

### [In Which Old Acquaintances Appear to Our New Readers, and in Which a Wonderful Man Is Described](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-old-acquaintances-appear-to-our-new-readers-and-in-which-a-wonderful-man-is-described)

A wealthy widow of forty-five with a fortune of four million dollars, she is deeply infatuated with J. T. Maston and finances the N.P.P.A. without fully understanding its purpose, trusting in Maston's genius.

### [In Which the Possibility That Coal Mines Surround the North Pole Is Considered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-the-possibility-that-coal-mines-surround-the-north-pole-is-considered)

Shares J.T. Maston's indignation at the caricatures mocking the Gun Club.

### [In Which a Telephone Communication Between Mrs. Scorbitt and J. T. Maston Is Interrupted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-a-telephone-communication-between-mrs-scorbitt-and-j-t-maston-is-interrupted)

Calls Maston via private telephone to warn him about the storm and later to check on his safety after the lightning strike; her persistent affection for Maston is noted.

### [In Which President Barbicane Says No More Than Suits His Purpose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-president-barbicane-says-no-more-than-suits-his-purpose)

Deeply touched by the public recognition of J. T. Maston, for whom she has strong feelings.

### [In Which a Little Uneasiness Begins to Show Itself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-a-little-uneasiness-begins-to-show-itself)

Spends money to publish articles supporting the N.P.P.A.; congratulates Maston for his courage; warns him via telephone before the police raid.

### [In Which J. T. Maston Heroically Continues to Be Silent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-j-t-maston-heroically-continues-to-be-silent)

Visits Maston in prison, ostensibly to extract the secret, but instead pledges to remain mute and die with him if necessary.

### [At the Close of Which J. T. Maston Utters an Epigram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/at-the-close-of-which-j-t-maston-utters-an-epigram)

Accompanies the President of the Commission to Maston's cell; her heart nearly breaks at the threats, but she admires Maston's heroism and does not dare ask him to reveal the secret.

### [Which Contains a Few Interesting Details for the Inhabitants of the Earthly Sphere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/which-contains-a-few-interesting-details-for-the-inhabitants-of-the-earthly-sphere)

Informs J. T. Maston that the mystery of Kilimanjaro has been unveiled by a telegram from Zanzibar.

### [In Which a Crowd of Dissatisfied People Break Into the Cell of J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-a-crowd-of-dissatisfied-people-break-into-the-cell-of-j-t-maston)

Bribes the jailer with gold to secure Maston's escape.

### [What Had Been Done at Kilimanjaro During Eight Month of This Memorable Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/what-had-been-done-at-kilimanjaro-during-eight-month-of-this-memorable-year)

One of the few who knew of Barbicane and Nicholl's departure from the United States.

### [In Which J. T. Maston Regrets That the Crowd Did Not Lynch Him When He Was in Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-j-t-maston-regrets-that-the-crowd-did-not-lynch-him-when-he-was-in-prison)

Tries to protect Maston from insults and consoles him after his humiliation.

### [In Which This Story, as Truthful as It Is Improbable, Is Finished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/topsy_turvy_se/chapters/in-which-this-story-as-truthful-as-it-is-improbable-is-finished)

Follows Maston to Ballistic Cottage, confesses her love, and marries him; she is revealed as the inadvertent cause of his miscalculation due to her telephone interruption.

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