# Lucy Floyd — Aurora Floyd character guide > Lucy Floyd in Aurora Floyd by M. E. Braddon. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Lucy, Miss Floyd, Poor Lucy, gentle Lucy Floyd, Lucy Bulstrode **First appearance:** 0001-ii-aurora ## Snapshot Aurora's golden-haired, mercilessly well-educated cousin, whose mild good sense and quiet heart make her the perfect foil to her brilliant relative. ## Who they are Lucy Floyd has read Gibbon and Niebuhr from title-page to printer's name, speaks half a dozen languages, and looks on her cousin as a big brilliant dunce. She is gentle, literal, and utterly unable to imagine the reasons behind Aurora's shuddering horror of Paris — which is precisely why she is trusted with nothing. When Talbot Bulstrode, discarded by Aurora, turns to Lucy, the novel's quietest marriage becomes its sharpest comment on what men choose when they stop wanting to be dazzled. ## Relationships ### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd) _family_ Aurora and Lucy are cousins, with Lucy often serving as a confidante and moral support for Aurora. ### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode) _social_ Lucy and Talbot are acquaintances through their connection to Aurora, with Lucy observing Talbot's courtship. ### [Samuel Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/samuel_prodder) _friendship_ Lucy Floyd and Samuel Prodder share a friendly rapport, with Samuel often assisting Lucy in matters concerning Aurora. ### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd) _family_ Aurora and Lucy are cousins, with Lucy often serving as a confidante and moral support for Aurora. ### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode) _social_ Lucy and Talbot are acquaintances through their connection to Aurora, with Lucy observing Talbot's courtship. ### [Aurora Floyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/aurora_floyd) _family_ Aurora and Lucy are cousins, with Lucy often serving as a confidante and moral support for Aurora. ### [Talbot Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/talbot_bulstrode) _social_ Lucy and Talbot are acquaintances through their connection to Aurora, with Lucy observing Talbot's courtship. ### [Samuel Prodder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/samuel_prodder) _friendship_ Lucy Floyd and Samuel Prodder share a friendly rapport, with Samuel often assisting Lucy in matters concerning Aurora. ## In the story ### [Aurora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/ii-aurora) Aurora's cousin and confidante, a timid girl who admires Aurora and visits Felden Woods. ### [III: What Became of the Diamond Bracelet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/iii-what-became-of-the-diamond-bracelet) Aurora's well-educated cousin, who visits Felden Woods in early September and notices Aurora's reluctance to discuss Paris. She helps prepare for the ball but is overshadowed by Aurora's decisive taste. ### [After the Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/iv-after-the-ball) Plays Beethoven at the piano; Talbot considers her the ideal of a good wife; she defends Aurora's character to Talbot. ### [John Mellish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/v-john-mellish) Lucy stays with Aurora in Brighton, observing Talbot's feelings for her cousin while concealing her own emotions. ### [Rejected and Accepted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/vi-rejected-and-accepted) Observes the proposal scene and knows what is about to happen. ### [Aurora's Strange Pensioner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/vii-aurora-s-strange-pensioner) Pale and unwell after the stay at East Cliff; present during Aurora's meeting with Harrison. ### [Poor John Mellish Comes Back Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/viii-poor-john-mellish-comes-back-again) Secretly loves Talbot Bulstrode. She listens to John Mellish's sorrows and defends Talbot when John calls him a sneak. ### [How Talbot Bulstrode Spent His Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/ix-how-talbot-bulstrode-spent-his-christmas) Watches Talbot's distress from a distance, silently caring for him. ### [Fighting the Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/x-fighting-the-battle) Devotedly nurses Aurora during her illness, fearful to trust her care to servants. ### [The Spring Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xiii-the-spring-meeting) Visiting her cousin, she is bewildered by Aurora's transformation and the racing talk, and is visibly affected by Talbot's arrival. ### [Love Took Up the Glass of Time, and Turned It in His Glowing Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xiv-love-took-up-the-glass-of-time-and-turned-it-in-his-glowing-hands) Accepts Talbot's proposal with humble thankfulness, revealing her long-hidden love. ### [Mr. Pastern's Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xv-mr-pastern-s-letter) Now married to Talbot Bulstrode, she is winning over her mother-in-law at Bulstrode Castle. ### [Money Matters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xix-money-matters) Present as Talbot's wife; listens to her husband's talk with reverence. ### [An Unexpected Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxx-an-unexpected-visitor) Talbot's wife and Aurora's friend; she is present in the house but not directly involved in the scene in the library. ### [Talbot Bulstrode's Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxi-talbot-bulstrode-s-advice) Tenderly cares for Aurora, arranges the breakfast room, and ministers to her husband Talbot. ### [On the Watch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxii-on-the-watch) Spends a quiet day with Talbot, and talks affectionately with Aurora in the evening. ### [Under a Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxv-under-a-cloud) Pleased to visit Aurora and love her without reservation; observes the change in Aurora with grief. ### [Reunion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/chapters/xxxvi-reunion) Present in the morning-room, trying to comfort Aurora before the reunion. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters/lucy_floyd - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aurora_floyd_se/characters