Emily Deering

In the novel Cards on the Table, Mrs Emily Deering is a former employer of Anne Meredith. She lives in Marsh Dene, Little Hembury in Devon. She is also the aunt of Rhoda Dawes, Miss Meredith's friend. Miss Meredith was employed as a companion, but she also did a lot of gardening, as Mrs Deering is very keen on gardening.

Mrs Deering has cancer, and as her health worsened, she had to get a regular nurse, so Miss Meredith left her. Mrs Deering is kept under morphia most of the time, but Superintendent Battle did manage to have an interview with her. She remembered "Anne", and told Superintendent Battle that she was a nice child.