Mrs. Prudence Middleham is a 57-year-old widow who rents rooms to genteel young ladies in Bloomsbury.
Overview
Mrs. Prudence Middleham is a 57-year-old widow who rents rooms to genteel young ladies in Bloomsbury. She prides herself on discretion, cleanliness, and propriety, and considers herself a motherly figure to her lodgers, whether they appreciate it or not.
She was the last known person to speak with Imogen Bellamy before her disappearance.
Description
Round of face and firmly corseted, Middleham wears black bombazine and a frilled cap. Her spectacles hang from a ribbon. She always carries a ring of keys and a lavender-scented handkerchief. She moves with the determination of one who has kept a house since age fourteen.
Personality & Traits
- Gossipy but cautious; protective of her reputation
- Deeply believes in moral order and dangers of “musical men”
- Distrustful of students who don’t eat regularly
- Suspicious of Italians and foreigners
Appearances
Connections
People
Employed by
- Imogen Bellamy NPC warmBellamy's landlady; was last person to speak with her before disappearance
Places
Owns
- Marchbank Terrace Location neutralLandlady; was last person to speak with Bellamy