# Miss Raby — Short Fiction character guide

> Miss Raby in Short Fiction by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A seasoned traveler who returns to a mountain village after twenty years, determined to make an old guide remember the man he used to be.

## Relationships

### [Feo Ginori](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/feo_ginori)

_romantic_

Feo Ginori and Miss Raby share a romantic tension, with Feo likely a suitor or lover in a complex emotional dynamic.

### [Jack Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/jack_ford)

_romantic_

Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly conflict.

### [Colonel Leyland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/colonel_leyland)

_friendship_

Colonel Leyland and Miss Raby are friends or companions, with a steady, supportive dynamic.

### [Mr. Harcourt Worters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/mr_harcourt_worters)

_romantic_

Miss Raby and Mr. Harcourt Worters have a romantic relationship, likely with tension or unresolved feelings.

### [Evelyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/evelyn)

_friendship_

Evelyn and Miss Raby are friends or confidantes, with a supportive and trusting bond.

### [Jack Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/jack_ford)

_romantic_

Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly conflict.

### [Mr. Harcourt Worters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/mr_harcourt_worters)

_romantic_

Miss Raby and Mr. Harcourt Worters have a romantic relationship, likely with tension or unresolved feelings.

### [Mr. Harcourt Worters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/mr_harcourt_worters)

_romantic_

Miss Raby and Mr. Harcourt Worters have a romantic relationship, likely with tension or unresolved feelings.

### [Feo Ginori](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/feo_ginori)

_romantic_

Feo Ginori and Miss Raby share a romantic tension, with Feo likely a suitor or lover in a complex emotional dynamic.

### [Jack Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/jack_ford)

_romantic_

Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly conflict.

### [Colonel Leyland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/colonel_leyland)

_friendship_

Colonel Leyland and Miss Raby are friends or companions, with a steady, supportive dynamic.

### [Evelyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/evelyn)

_friendship_

Evelyn and Miss Raby are friends or confidantes, with a supportive and trusting bond.

## In the story

### [The Eternal Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/the-eternal-moment)

Returns to Vorta, reflecting on her past and the changes in the village.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/i)

Recalls a youthful romantic incident with a porter; reflects on class and authenticity.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/ii)

Returns to Vorta after many years, feeling saddened by the changes and reflecting on her past novel and its impact.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/iii)

Confronts Feo about their past, realizing she loved him and that the memory has been a source of strength. She achieves a transcendent, cold triumph over earthly experience.

## Links

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