# Amy Leffingwell — Bertram Cope’s Year character guide > Amy Leffingwell in Bertram Cope’s Year by Henry Blake Fuller. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Amy **First appearance:** 0000-i-cope-at-a-college-tea ## Snapshot Cope's anxious fiancée, whose telephone calls from a public hall expose how little room he leaves her. ## Who they are Amy calls Cope at his lodging house, hoping for a quiet hour, and instead hears him mention Arthur Lemoyne first and then retreat into careful, overhearable generalities. She presses him about a week of neglect, and his suave non-answers, pitched for the spinster above, land on her as evasion. Her final abrupt good night carries a ring of resolution, and her grievance sets up the rupture that Lemoyne will later urge Cope to formalize in writing. ## Relationships ### [Bertram Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/bertram_cope) _romantic_ Amy Leffingwell is romantically interested in Bertram Cope, though her feelings are largely unreciprocated. ### [Medora Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/medora_phillips) _social_ Amy Leffingwell is a frequent visitor in Medora Phillips' social circle, though their relationship is polite rather than intimate. ### [Basil Randolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/basil_randolph) _social_ Amy Leffingwell and Basil Randolph are polite acquaintances, sharing a common interest in Bertram Cope. ### [Hortense Dunton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/hortense_dunton) _friendship_ Amy Leffingwell and Hortense Dunton are friends, though their shared interest in Cope creates underlying tension. ### [Bertram Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/bertram_cope) _romantic_ Amy Leffingwell is romantically interested in Bertram Cope, though her feelings are largely unreciprocated. ### [Bertram Cope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/bertram_cope) _romantic_ Amy Leffingwell is romantically interested in Bertram Cope, though her feelings are largely unreciprocated. ### [Medora Phillips](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/medora_phillips) _social_ Amy Leffingwell is a frequent visitor in Medora Phillips' social circle, though their relationship is polite rather than intimate. ### [Basil Randolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/basil_randolph) _social_ Amy Leffingwell and Basil Randolph are polite acquaintances, sharing a common interest in Bertram Cope. ### [Hortense Dunton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/hortense_dunton) _friendship_ Amy Leffingwell and Hortense Dunton are friends, though their shared interest in Cope creates underlying tension. ## In the story ### [I: Cope at a College Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/i-cope-at-a-college-tea) The young woman behind the samovar, briefly flustered by Cope's attention and hoping to impress him. ### [II: Cope Makes a Sunday Afternoon Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/ii-cope-makes-a-sunday-afternoon-call) Mentioned as one of the girls; plays the violin; Cope recalls her serving him tea at a previous meeting. ### [III: Cope Is "Entertained"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/iii-cope-is-entertained) Plays the violin, including a composition she dedicated to Mrs. Phillips. ### [VI: Cope Dines—and Tells About It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/vi-cope-dines-and-tells-about-it) One of the three girls; a musician who plays the violin and is an instructor at the school of music. ### [X: Cope at His House Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/x-cope-at-his-house-party) Amy walks alone and talks with Cope about the harsh winter conditions at the dunes and her composition work, showing a meditative and slightly elegiac mood. ### [XI: Cope Enlivens the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xi-cope-enlivens-the-country) Admires Cope's singing and walks with him, seeking deeper understanding. ### [XIII: Cope Dines Again—and Stays After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xiii-cope-dines-again-and-stays-after) Walks with Cope to campus the morning after the dinner, expressing concern and enjoying the brief time together. ### [XV: Cope Entertains Several Ladies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xv-cope-entertains-several-ladies) Accompanies Medora to visit Cope, shows concern for his health. ### [XVI: Cope Goes A-Sailing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xvi-cope-goes-a-sailing) Walks with Cope on Sunday afternoon, goes sailing with him, and is rescued after the boat capsizes; she helps support Cope during the swim to shore. ### [XVII: Cope Among Crosscurrents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xvii-cope-among-crosscurrents) Rapt and meditative at breakfast, defends Cope's actions to Carolyn, cuts out the newspaper paragraph about the accident. ### [XVIII: Cope at the Call of Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xviii-cope-at-the-call-of-duty) Sends an urgent note to Cope; idealizes his role in the rescue; performs violin obbligato and is buoyed by Cope's voice. ### [XIX: Cope Finds Himself Committed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xix-cope-finds-himself-committed) Persistent in her pursuit, she writes to her mother, demands walks and kisses, and speaks incessantly of 'happiness,' forcing Cope into a corner. ### [XX: Cope Has a Distressful Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xx-cope-has-a-distressful-christmas) Amy writes letters to Cope, asks him to come soon, and whispers that she will write from Iowa. She is eager but kept at a distance by Cope. ### [XXI: Cope, Safeguarded, Calls Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxi-cope-safeguarded-calls-again) Engaged to Cope but remains distant during the visit, paired with George Pearson. ### [XXIII: Cope Regains His Freedom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxiii-cope-regains-his-freedom) Calls Cope to confront his neglect, then sends a note breaking off the engagement; soon becomes engaged to George Pearson. ### [XXIV: Cope in Danger Anew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxiv-cope-in-danger-anew) Mentioned as engaged to George Pearson; Mrs. Phillips is kind to her, and she is no longer a romantic prospect for Cope. ### [XXVII: Cope Escapes a Snare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxvii-cope-escapes-a-snare) Mentioned as the bride-to-be; her wedding to George Pearson is imminent, with plans for a bridal trip and new home. ### [Cope Absent from a Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/chapters/xxviii-cope-absent-from-a-wedding) The bride; blissfully busy with her trousseau and wedding preparations, marries George Pearson. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters/amy_leffingwell - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bertram_cope_s_year_se/characters