Dr. Sloper's daughter, initially a sweet but clumsy and untalented child. She matures into a shy, plain young woman with little social grace but significant wealth. She falls deeply in love with Morris Townsend, defies her father to marry him, and endures profound pain when his mercenary motives are revealed. Later, she maintains quiet dignity, refuses other marriage proposals, nurses her father, runs a daycare, and firmly rejects Townsend's eventual return.