# Miss Dawson — A High Wind in Jamaica character guide

> Miss Dawson in A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Dawson

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A governess or chaperone for the children.

## Relationships

### [Emily Thornton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_high_wind_in_jamaica_se/characters/emily_thornton)

_professional_

Miss Dawson is a governess or chaperone to the children, and Emily treats her with polite indifference rather than warmth.

### [Emily Thornton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_high_wind_in_jamaica_se/characters/emily_thornton)

_professional_

Miss Dawson is a governess or chaperone to the children, and Emily treats her with polite indifference rather than warmth.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_high_wind_in_jamaica_se/chapters/i)

Beautiful young lady who befriends Emily, shows her clothes, tries to draw out her story, and is wounded when Emily avoids her after being asked to use her Christian name.

## Links

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