Mary Burgess

Also called Mary, the Burgess girl, Miss Mary Burgess, Miss Burgess

Heppenstall's serious-minded niece, staying at Twing Vicarage; Bingo's love, who marries Wingham.

Connections

dealings

throws over, is fallen in love with by Bingo Little 3
is devoted to, is courted by the Rev. Hubert Wingham 3
is picked as a match by Jeeves 1
is child of Matthew Burgess 1
is nephew or niece of the Rev. Francis Heppenstall 1
is likened to Saint Cecilia 1
is sibling of Wilfred 1

Scenes they are in

Bingo marches Bertie across ploughed fields to catch a glimpse of Mary, who passes with her brother, her dog and the curate while Bingo is too awed to speak.Chapter 15
Bingo's revue collapses as the lights fail, the Squire is called on to sing and walks out, and Steggles's real oranges cause a riot, after which Mary throws Bingo over and he flees the mob through the cellar.Chapter 15, Twing Village Hall

Talked about, but not there

Bingo wires that he is in love at last, and Jeeves, already informed by Brookfield, identifies the girl as Mary Burgess and urges Bertie to go to Twing and help.Chapter 15, Bertie's flat, as Miss Mary Burgess
Jeeves explains that the curate Wingham is Bingo's favoured rival and advises Bingo to make friends with Mary's small brother.Chapter 15, Twing Hall, as the young lady
Bingo takes Jeeves's tip, befriends Wilfred and is soon walking out with Mary and the boy.Chapter 15, Twing Hall, as the girl
Jeeves reports that Steggles is making a book on the romance and lured Bingo into an eating contest that made Wilfred ill and turned Mary against him; he has advised Bingo to take up good works.Chapter 15, Bertie's flat, as Miss Burgess
Bertie finds Bingo asleep in his bed; Bingo explains that good works have softened Mary and that, with Wingham down with mumps, he has taken over the village Christmas Entertainment and is in town to pinch material from revues.Chapter 15, Bertie's flat
The Morning Post announces Mary's engagement to Wingham, and Jeeves reveals that he and Brookfield bought the Cow and Horses book and made a handsome profit.Chapter 15, Bertie's flat, as Mary

Pictured 5

THE GIRL NEXT ME GOT UP IN HER SEAT, CHUCKED HER HEAD BACK. AND BEGAN TO SING.Extricating Young Gussie, Alfred Leete, The Strand Magazine, January 1916

Before I knew what was happening, the girl had darted at me, kissed me, and legged it from the room.Aunt Agatha Takes the Count, A. Wallis Mills, The Strand Magazine, April 1922

The brother was forming a bond. She and Bingo used to take him for walks together. awerThe Metropolitan Touch, A. Wallis Mills, The Strand Magazine, September 1922

Jeeves came in with the tea, but the poor girl was so worked up that she didn't wait for him to pop off before going on with her complaintThe Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace, A. Wallis Mills, The Strand Magazine, October 1922

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My friend, Bertie Wooster," said Tuppy to the girl, in what seemed to me rather an apologetic manner. You know—as if he would have preferred to hush me up.