What do you think of mrs.hall?

“Janny” Hall, better known as Mrs Hall, is the owner of the “Coach and Horses” inn at Iping in Sussex. Mrs. Hall is a very friendly, down-to-earth woman who enjoys socialising with her guests, This she had proved by asking for the stranger’s coat to let it dry in the kitchen. She tried to get into conversation with her visitor and narrated her nephew’s injury by a knife. Mrs. Hall is continually frustrated by the mysterious Griffin’s refusal to talk with her, and his repeated tantrums. The first time we encounter her, she appears to be an opportunist. She gives the Stranger a room in her inn without showing much concern to confirm his identity.

Mrs Hall is also money-minded. She accommodates Griffin’s rudeness and awkward behaviour only because she was being paid. However, she has a courteous side also, which we see when she tries to know about Griffin’s physical impairment and shows sympathy for him.

Mrs Hall is superstitious and believes that her furniture was haunted. She is a dominating wife and doesn’t shy away from giving her husband lectures. Moreover, she can put her foot down if required. When she had had enough of the stranger’s rudeness, Mrs Hall decided to set him straight and stopped serving him. She replied in such an angry tone that Griffin had to back off.