# Nancy Lammeter — Silas Marner character guide > Nancy Lammeter in Silas Marner by George Eliot. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Nancy Lammeter, sweet Miss Nancy, Miss Nancy, Nancy Lammeter, Nancy, Lammeter, sweet Nancy **First appearance:** 0006-part-i-v ## Snapshot A farmer's daughter whose beauty and rigid sense of duty make her the prize of Raveloe, though her principles leave little room for mercy. ## Who they are Nancy rides to the Squire's party on a pillion behind her father, bewitching in drab, and carries herself with the quiet authority of a woman who knows her own worth. She loves Godfrey but will not bend her moral code—even when compassion might serve better than correctness. Her firmness shapes the novel's later reckonings, as she becomes both Godfrey's refuge and the conscience he cannot escape. ## Relationships ### [Godfrey Cass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/godfrey_cass) _romantic_ Godfrey is deeply in love with Nancy and eventually marries her, though his secret past creates tension. ### [Priscilla Lammeter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/priscilla_lammeter) _family_ Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy. ### [Eppie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/eppie) _social_ Eppie meets Nancy as a kind lady from the gentry, but their relationship remains distant and formal. ### [Dolly Winthrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/dolly_winthrop) _social_ Dolly and Nancy interact as neighbors of different social classes, with mutual respect but little intimacy. ### [Godfrey Cass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/godfrey_cass) _romantic_ Godfrey is deeply in love with Nancy and eventually marries her, though his secret past creates tension. ### [Godfrey Cass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/godfrey_cass) _romantic_ Godfrey is deeply in love with Nancy and eventually marries her, though his secret past creates tension. ### [Priscilla Lammeter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/priscilla_lammeter) _family_ Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy. ### [Dolly Winthrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/dolly_winthrop) _social_ Dolly and Nancy interact as neighbors of different social classes, with mutual respect but little intimacy. ### [Eppie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/eppie) _social_ Eppie meets Nancy as a kind lady from the gentry, but their relationship remains distant and formal. ### [Priscilla Lammeter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/priscilla_lammeter) _family_ Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy. ## In the story ### [Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/silas-marner) A virtuous young woman whom Godfrey wishes to marry, but his secret marriage to Molly prevents him from doing so. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-iii) Nancy is the woman Godfrey loves and hopes to marry, but his secret marriage and Dunstan's schemes threaten his chances with her. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-ix) Referenced as the woman Godfrey is expected to marry; the Squire offers to make the proposal himself, causing Godfrey further alarm. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-x) Nancy is anticipated by Godfrey at the New Year's Eve dance; he longs to sit by her and dance with her. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-xi) Arrives at the Red House for the dance, feeling conflicted about Godfrey Cass's attentions and determined not to marry him despite his persistence. ### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-xiii) Nancy is present at the party and asks about the child, showing curiosity and concern, while Godfrey hides his connection. ### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-xv) Godfrey's courtship of her is progressing, and he envisions a future with her. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii) Nancy reflects on her refusal to adopt Eppie, praises Godfrey's kindness, and finds comfort in her domestic order and dairy plans. ### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii) Nancy listens quietly, expresses regret that Godfrey did not tell her earlier, and agrees to do her duty by Eppie. ### [Chapter XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-ii-xix) Supports her husband's claim, viewing it as Eppie's rightful inheritance, but is moved to tears by Eppie's devotion to Silas. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-ii-xx) Nancy is supportive and gentle, urging Godfrey to accept their lot. She expresses relief that her father and sister need not know the full truth. ### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-ii-conclusion) Provides Eppie's wedding dress and welcomes her father and sister to the Red House. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/nancy_lammeter - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters