Mrs. Bell is the manager of Hirsch’s boarding house, where Ole Andreson lives. Nick Adams confuses her for Mrs. Hirsch as he is leaving Ole, which magnifies his confusion about Ole’s acceptance of death. This contributes to Nick’s realization that he does not really know the people around him as well as he thought he did.
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Mrs. Bell Character Timeline in The Killers
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...“Good-night, Mrs. Hirsch,” and the landlady tells him that she’s not Mrs. Hirsch—she is actually Mrs. Bell . She just manages the building for Mrs. Hirsch. Nick tells her good night and...
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