# Nanny — Short Fiction character guide

> Nanny in Short Fiction by Daphne du Maurier.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nan

**First appearance:** 0004-the-supreme-artist

## Who they are

An older caretaker or nanny figure in one of the stories.

## In the story

### [A Man of Straw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_12_se/chapters/a-man-of-straw)

The young woman (18) with whom Marlow has an affair at Beachcomb; he writes her a farewell letter and ends the relationship.

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