# Constance — If I Had a Father character guide

> Constance in If I Had a Father by George MacDonald.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Constance Nobody, Constance Miss Pearson, Mrs. Clifford Constance

**First appearance:** 0000-act-i

## Snapshot

A woman of uncertain standing whose sharp tongue and wounded pride collide with Mattie's quiet honesty, and whose connection to Arthur complicates every alliance around her.

## Who they are

Constance moves between the Clifford household and the shabby rooms where Mattie works, accusing and being accused, her language as cutting as Susan's is loud. She is tied to Arthur, and the question of what she wants from him, and what she has already taken, shadows her every appearance. Her presence forces the story to ask who is truly respectable and who is merely protected.

## Relationships

### [Mattie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/if_i_had_a_father_se/characters/mattie)

_friendship_

Constance and Mattie are close friends, with Constance often providing practical support and advice to Mattie.

### [Mrs. Clifford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/if_i_had_a_father_se/characters/mrs_clifford)

_family_

Constance is Mrs. Clifford's daughter, and their relationship is formal and dutiful, lacking warmth.

### [Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/if_i_had_a_father_se/characters/arthur)

_professional_

Arthur and Constance have a professional acquaintance, with Constance often acting as a go-between for her mother and Arthur.

### [Mattie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/if_i_had_a_father_se/characters/mattie)

_friendship_

Constance and Mattie are close friends, with Constance often providing practical support and advice to Mattie.

### [Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/if_i_had_a_father_se/characters/arthur)

_professional_

Arthur and Constance have a professional acquaintance, with Constance often acting as a go-between for her mother and Arthur.

### [Mattie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/if_i_had_a_father_se/characters/mattie)

_friendship_

Constance and Mattie are close friends, with Constance often providing practical support and advice to Mattie.

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