Who is Mrs Gates from The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals and what is their importance? The_Nine_Tailors English & Literature Mrs Gates | The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals

Mrs. Gates is the housekeeper at the Red House. She is snobbish and class-conscious, but this behavior allows the police to work out when the body was put into the grave - Mrs. Gates noticed when her simple and "appropriate" wreath for Lady Thorpe's grave was moved aside, contrary to her very strict instructions.