Miss Macalister

In the novel The Pale Horse, Miss Macalister is the Scottish nursery governess of John and Rhoda Despard's children. She seems to be a cynical woman. After attending the village fete at Much Deeping, she remarked that it seemed unusual for Michael Brent to find the buried treasure three years in a row. Later she also cast doubts on the honesty of the raffle for the live duck.