Gladys (Crooked House)

In the novel Crooked House, Gladys' was a maid at the section of Three Gables occupied by Philip Leonides and his wife Magda. One day, after Magda read bad reviews about role in the play Jezebel, Magda became so upset that she threw her breakfast tray at Gladys. Gladys gave notice. According to Sophia Leonides that section of the house frequently had servants leave when her mother "threw one of her temperaments".