Short Fiction · Character

Beatrix Harley

A woman whose small, cramped handwriting and midnight assignations make her the quiet rival Nellie cannot stop hating and cannot stop watching.

supporting

Also known as Beatrix

First appearance: III

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Beatrix Harley is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Beatrix, a cousin from Spain, is described as lively and active, causing the Professor to fear for his books.

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Beatrix moves through the same drawing-rooms and skating parties as Nellie, but she is the one who slips Piers a pencilled note reading 'At twelve tonight.' Nellie reads that cramped, sly little hand as the mark of a woman who pretends frankness while playing an underhand game, and her jealousy fixes on Beatrix as the rival to outmanoeuvre. Whether Beatrix is truly scheming or merely convenient to despise, her presence turns an ordinary house party into a contest of pride and surveillance.

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See Beatrix Harley in III

Character Web

14 connections

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Relationship types

Friendship
Professional
Other

Character groups

Harley academic circle

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Helen
friendship · positive
A loyal and supportive friendship, with Beatrix often acting as a confidante to Helen. How this plays out →
The Professor
professional · positive
Lavinia
friendship · positive
Helen
friendship · positive
A loyal and supportive friendship, with Beatrix often acting as a confidante to Helen. How this plays out →
Lavinia
friendship · positive
The Professor
professional · positive
Helen
friendship · positive
A loyal and supportive friendship, with Beatrix often acting as a confidante to Helen. How this plays out →
The Professor
professional · positive
Lavinia
friendship · positive

Helen
A loyal and supportive friendship, with Beatrix often acting as a confidante to Helen.
The Professor
A colleague-like relationship, with Beatrix and the Professor working together in an academic setting.
Lavinia
A close friendship, with Beatrix and Lavinia sharing secrets and supporting each other.
Helen
A loyal and supportive friendship, with Beatrix often acting as a confidante to Helen.
Lavinia
A close friendship, with Beatrix and Lavinia sharing secrets and supporting each other.
The Professor
A colleague-like relationship, with Beatrix and the Professor working together in an academic setting.
Helen
A loyal and supportive friendship, with Beatrix often acting as a confidante to Helen.
The Professor
A colleague-like relationship, with Beatrix and the Professor working together in an academic setting.
Lavinia
A close friendship, with Beatrix and Lavinia sharing secrets and supporting each other.

Relationship notes

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See Beatrix Harley in III

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