Silas Marner · Character

Priscilla Lammeter

Nancy's plain-spoken older sister, who manages their father and the farm with bluff competence and has no patience for vanity, courtship games, or men who blame themselves.

supporting

Also known as Miss Priscilla Lammeter, Priscilla, niece Priscilla, sister Priscilla, Miss Priscilla, Priscy

First appearance: part i x

As a supporting figure in Silas Marner, Priscilla Lammeter is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned as the housewife who gave Silas a piece of pork as a present.

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Priscilla runs the Warrens and her rheumatic father with the same firm hand, cheerfully declaring that a man should let somebody else do the ordering and keep the blaming in his own hands. She is sharp-tongued, unromantic, and utterly loyal to Nancy, whose beauty and delicacy she treats with wry, protective affection. Her sturdy practicality throws Nancy's scruples and Godfrey's evasions into relief, grounding the Lammeter household in plain sense rather than sentiment.

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See Priscilla Lammeter in part i x

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Nancy Lammeter
family · positive
Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy. How this plays out →
Godfrey Cass
social · positive
Nancy Lammeter
family · positive
Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy. How this plays out →
Godfrey Cass
social · positive
Godfrey Cass
social · positive
Nancy Lammeter
family · positive
Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy. How this plays out →

Nancy Lammeter
Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy.
Godfrey Cass
Godfrey is polite to Priscilla as his future sister-in-law, but their interactions are formal and limited.
Nancy Lammeter
Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy.
Godfrey Cass
Godfrey is polite to Priscilla as his future sister-in-law, but their interactions are formal and limited.
Godfrey Cass
Godfrey is polite to Priscilla as his future sister-in-law, but their interactions are formal and limited.
Nancy Lammeter
Nancy and Priscilla are sisters, with Priscilla being practical and protective of Nancy.

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In the story

Priscilla Lammeter appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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Mentioned as the housewife who gave Silas a piece of pork as a present.
Chapter XI
Mentioned as Nancy's sister, known for her quick wit and pork-pies, though not present at the dance at the same time as Nancy.
Chapter XVII
Priscilla visits the Red House, manages her father, and encourages Nancy to take up dairying to fill her mind.
Conclusion
Wishes Nancy had found a child like Eppie to raise, reflecting on the value of youth.

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