Mrs Astwell

In the novel Cards on the Table, Mrs Astwell is a charwoman. She cleans for Anne Meredith and Rhoda Dawes in their cottage in Wallingford, Berkshire. She is a loquacious lady, and speaks freely to Superintendent Battle about Anne and Rhoda, although she does not know he is a police officer at the time. She describes them as very nice, lively young ladies, and tells him that she has worked for them since they moved in about two years ago, coming in daily from eight o'clock to twelve.