# Mrs. Aspinall — While the Billy Boils character guide

> Mrs. Aspinall in While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Aspinall

**First appearance:** 0014-arvie-aspinall-s-alarm-clock

## Who they are

The hard-working mother of Arvie Aspinall.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_narrator)

_social_

Mrs. Aspinall is a boarding-house keeper who interacts with the narrator as a lodger and local figure.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/characters/the_narrator)

_social_

Mrs. Aspinall is a boarding-house keeper who interacts with the narrator as a lodger and local figure.

## In the story

### [Arvie Aspinall's Alarm Clock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/arvie-aspinall-s-alarm-clock)

Arvie's mother, a struggling widow who scrubs floors and washes clothes to support her seven children. She tries to protect Arvie from overwork but is unable to prevent his death.

### [A Visit of Condolence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/a-visit-of-condolence)

Grieving mother, struggling to support her children after her husband's death.

### [Jones's Alley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/jones-s-alley)

The haggard protagonist who slaves for her children, fears her husband's return, and struggles with debt and a dilapidated house.

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