# Harriet Palmley — Short Fiction character guide

> Harriet Palmley in Short Fiction by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Harriet, dear Harriet, Palmley, little Palmley

**First appearance:** 0002-destiny-and-a-blue-cloak

## Who they are

A woman whose romantic life is complicated by family.

## In the story

### [First Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/first-night)

The Duchess, who meets Captain Ogbourne secretly at the trilithon; she is conflicted, recalling their past love but insisting her husband is 'a good husband' despite his temper.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/xii)

Harriet is the gardener's daughter, who is told by her father about the secret wedding and advised to seek favor with Margery for future advantage.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/xvii)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Winters and the Palmleys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_53_se/chapters/the-winters-and-the-palmleys)

Proud and handsome niece of Mrs. Palmley, well-educated and disdainful of Jack's lack of scholarship. She refuses to return his letters and mocks his penmanship.

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