# Emmy — Soldiers’ Pay character guide > Emmy in Soldiers’ Pay by William Faulkner. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Miss Emmy, II Emmy **First appearance:** 0004-ii ## Who they are A servant girl with a fierce, unshowy independence who mothers the wounded lieutenant and refuses to be anyone's prey. ## Relationships ### [Januarius Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/januarius_jones) _psychological_ Emmy is obsessively devoted to Januarius Jones, who manipulates her affections for his own amusement. ### [Margaret Powers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/margaret_powers) _social_ Emmy and Margaret Powers are wary acquaintances, with Emmy jealous of Margaret's connection to Donald. ### [Donald Mahon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/donald_mahon) _social_ Donald Mahon is kind to Emmy, who harbors a quiet, unrequited affection for him. ### [Januarius Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/januarius_jones) _psychological_ Emmy is obsessively devoted to Januarius Jones, who manipulates her affections for his own amusement. ### [Januarius Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/januarius_jones) _psychological_ Emmy is obsessively devoted to Januarius Jones, who manipulates her affections for his own amusement. ### [Margaret Powers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/margaret_powers) _social_ Emmy and Margaret Powers are wary acquaintances, with Emmy jealous of Margaret's connection to Donald. ### [Margaret Powers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/margaret_powers) _social_ Emmy and Margaret Powers are wary acquaintances, with Emmy jealous of Margaret's connection to Donald. ### [Donald Mahon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/donald_mahon) _social_ Donald Mahon is kind to Emmy, who harbors a quiet, unrequited affection for him. ### [Donald Mahon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/donald_mahon) _social_ Donald Mahon is kind to Emmy, who harbors a quiet, unrequited affection for him. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/ii) Confesses her intimate relationship with Donald Mahon to Margaret, expressing her love and confusion. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as having a past with Donald; called by the rector to assist with the pail and lunch. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/ii) Appears briefly to announce lunch and later the arrival of a lady visitor; emanates hostility toward Jones. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/v) Brings Jones's trousers after Cecily's trick, watches silently with distrust, and announces the arrival of the cab. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/iii) Confesses her love for Donald Mahon and her distress over his scar. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/iii) Serves breakfast but flees in tears when Donald does not acknowledge her; is comforted by Margaret. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/vi) Emmy hides in the kitchen, overwhelmed by Donald's failure to recognize her, reflecting her deep, unspoken grief and traumatic family history. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/vii) Helps clear the table, initially cold but thaws when Margaret offers a dress; learns of Margaret's loss and feels a kinship. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/viii) Tells Margaret the story of her relationship with Donald, from childhood to their intimate encounter. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/x) Ironing in the kitchen; rebuffs Jones's advances with a hot iron. ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/vi) Emmy puts supper on the table and silently comforts Donald, recalling a past memory. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/iii) Seen hanging laundry, she becomes a target of Jones's attention. ### [Spring Negotiations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/iv) Belligerently announces Mr. Saunders' call; exults in having slammed the door on Jones's hand. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/x) Devotedly cares for Donald at dinner; later, when asked if she would marry him, she outwardly refuses but inwardly yearns to accept, remembering their past. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/ii) Efficient and gentle, mothering Donald with a subdued demeanor. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/iv) Scornfully rejects Jones's advances and tells Mrs. Mahon she can handle him herself. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/vii) Runs from Jones into the house, briefly seen in the dusk. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/i) Sits at the kitchen table grieving Donald's death, unable to cry; lashes out at Mrs. Mahon, then weeps and clings to Jones. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/iv) Emmy walks alone through the moonlit landscape, sits by the pool, and reflects on her surroundings before heading home. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/vi) Emmy's window is the target of Jones's climb, though she does not appear directly in the chapter. ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/viii) Mentioned by Gilligan as likely to 'sleep single' after Jones's escape. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters/emmy - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/characters