# Sophy Dorset — Phoebe, Junior character guide

> Sophy Dorset in Phoebe, Junior by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Even Sophy Dorset

**First appearance:** 0007-viii-the-dorsets

## Who they are

One of the Dorset sisters, known for her pride.

## In the story

### [IV: A Country Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phoebe_junior_se/chapters/iv-a-country-party)

Lively and outspoken, she advocates for girls to pursue advantageous marriages, drawing on her own romantic disappointment years ago.

### [XXVI: The Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phoebe_junior_se/chapters/xxvi-the-hall)

Sophy teases Ursula about marriage and alludes to Clarence as a potential suitor. She is more worldly and less inclined to self-denial than Anne.

### [XLV: The Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phoebe_junior_se/chapters/xlv-the-last)

Attends the wedding; teases Ursula about losing Clarence; reveals her own disappointed love.

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