Amaryllis Iden

Iden Pacha

Amaryllis and her father Iden Pacha share a close, affectionate bond, with Iden often indulging his daughter's whims.

Grandfather Iden

Amaryllis has a warm, respectful relationship with her grandfather, who dotes on her and shares stories of the past.

Raleigh Pamment

Amaryllis and Raleigh share a flirtatious, romantic tension, with Raleigh acting as a suitor vying for her attention.

John Duck

Amaryllis and John Duck are acquaintances from the village, interacting in a polite but distant manner.

Old Flamma

Amaryllis shares a friendly, teasing bond with Old Flamma, who is a local character and confidant.

Pa

Amaryllis has a strained but loving relationship with her father Pa, marked by his gruffness and her rebelliousness.

Ned Marks

Amaryllis and Ned Marks are casual acquaintances, interacting occasionally in the village setting.

Bill Nye

Amaryllis and Bill Nye have a friendly, neighborly acquaintance, with Bill often helping out on the farm.

Jack Duck

Amaryllis and Jack Duck are acquaintances, with Jack being a local worker and occasional companion.

Mrs. Iden

Amaryllis and Mrs. Iden have a distant, somewhat formal mother-daughter relationship, lacking deep emotional closeness.

Jearje

Amaryllis and Jearje are close friends, sharing secrets and supporting each other through daily life.

Iden Pacha

Amaryllis and her father Iden Pacha share a close, affectionate bond, with Iden often indulging his daughter's whims.

Amaryllis at the Fair

Attends the fair, observes the crowd, and feels caught between social classes.

I

Finds the first daffodil, runs to call her father, endures the east wind, and accompanies her father to the potato patch.

II

Amaryllis is ashamed of her ankles after being teased by other girls, but she defends their strength and proportion. She also desires to use macassar oil on her hair but hides it to avoid her father's satire.

III

Silently rebels by using vinegar after her mother and continues cutting bread in her own unsafe way despite repeated lessons.

IV

Brings her father the newspaper and helps clear the dishes; she steals in later to retrieve her book.

V

Silently defends her father while making tea, finds her daffodil crushed, and hides her grief and indignation.

VI

Watches the fair-goers from behind the wall, scornful of the men, yet drawn by curiosity; drops pennies to tramps.

VII

Watches the crowd from the wall, reflects on the ugliness of men, and accidentally drops moss on Jack Duck's hat.

VIII

Forced to go to the fair; defiant and rebellious; mocks John Duck's pronunciation; refuses to ride with him.

IX

Amaryllis is hurt by the discord between her parents.

X

Visits her grandfather, is measured, and explores his book collection; she is reckless and indifferent to his wealth.

XI

Reads patiently to Grandfather Iden, suppresses her dislike of the Flamma family, and reflects on her own fiery temperament and loyalty to her father.

XII

Feels stared at and quizzed by relatives; tries to assert her status as heiress and only Miss Iden; sits low at the table and is displeased; hopes her father will arrive.

XIII

Sits in proud indignation at the dinner, ashamed of her cracked boot and furious at her grandfather's hypocrisy; she hides the spade-guinea under the dressing-table.

XIV

Walks with her grandfather through the fair, shielding him from the crowd; feels anger and irritation at reminders of family troubles and at Ned Marks's appraising stare.

XV

Amaryllis is brought unwillingly to the Pamment mansion; she feels intense vexation and resentment, refusing to look at the house and tapping the sacred sward with her Flamma foot.

XVII

Forced to visit the Pamment mansion, she feels humiliated and rebellious, refusing to look at the pictures and fleeing when her grandfather scolds her.

XVIII

Returns home after the fair, endures her parents' anger over the lost spade-guinea, and retreats to her bedroom in tears.

XIX

Receives unexpected praise from her parents after Grandfather Iden's angry letter; uses her sovereign to buy boots and bloaters.

XX

Unable to draw due to the stress of debt; finds comfort in her garret room and wild violets.

XXI

Works in the cold garret on her drawings, faces rejection from publishers, feels misunderstood by her mother, and is puzzled by her father's behavior.

XXII

Distracted from her drawing by creditors; passionately defends her mother from the baker.

XXIII

Deeply attached to the old kitchen; feels the bailiff's intrusion most acutely; finds comfort in Jearje's presence.

XXIV

Sits in her garret, paralyzed by worry over money and her family; her artistic work is abandoned as she obsesses over the sovereign's power.

XXV

Spends time in prayer at the window-niche, bringing flowers; prays for her parents' well-being; recalls a recurring dream about fire in the thatch; goes downstairs to greet visitors.

XXVI

Now a woman, she listens to the conversations and reconnects with Amadis after three years.

XXVIII

Amaryllis is mentioned as having sat at the feet of Alere Flamma, learning from him during his retreats to Coombe Oaks.

Alere Flamma's Retreat to Coombe Oaks

Amaryllis is present in the summerhouse with Flamma, Amadis, and Iden, listening and sharing in the conversation.

XXXI

Listens to Amadis play the flute in the meadow, observes the starling's flight, and notices the faint color returning to Amadis's cheeks.

XXXII

Warns Amadis not to overexert himself and fetches him a glass of milk.

XXXIII

Masterfully insists Amadis drink his milk; strong as a young lioness, turns the heavy cheese-tub easily.

XXXIV

Sits with Amadis in the meadow, full of poetic feeling and love, yet aware of her poverty and the unfitness of their match.