# Gertrude Goldring — Pointed Roofs character guide

> Gertrude Goldring in Pointed Roofs by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Gertrude

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Snapshot

An English pupil at the pension, she belongs to the small circle of English girls whose presence gives Miriam a fragile sense of companionship abroad.

## Who they are

Gertrude is part of the English party at Fräulein Pfaff's, one of the girls whose names Fräulein calls out at breakfast alongside Miriam's own. She moves through the pension's routines of baths, walks, and lessons, a familiar figure in a foreign setting. For Miriam, she is one of the few threads connecting the German schoolroom to the English life she has left behind.

## Relationships

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/characters/miriam)

_rivalry_

Gertrude is a competitive and sometimes mocking classmate who frequently clashes with Miriam's sensibilities.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/characters/miriam)

_rivalry_

Gertrude is a competitive and sometimes mocking classmate who frequently clashes with Miriam's sensibilities.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/characters/miriam)

_rivalry_

Gertrude is a competitive and sometimes mocking classmate who frequently clashes with Miriam's sensibilities.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/chapters/v)

Has an air of knowledge about Fräulein's plans; sometimes prophesies the day's activities; answers the history teacher's questions.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/chapters/vi)

Performs a dramatic dive in the swimming bath, emerging with a raucous laugh; later invites Miriam to help pack lunch for the Hoddenheim outing.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/chapters/vii)

Her soup plate is taken first by the servant Marie.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/chapters/viii)

Sits at the mending table with a half-smile and shrug, and later appears in the schoolroom during the storm.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pointed_roofs_se/chapters/ix)

Loud and laughing, she steers Miriam around and mentions a friend of hers, possibly Erica's brother.

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