# Aline Peters — Something New character guide

> Aline Peters in Something New by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Aline, Miss Peters, Miss Aline Peters

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A wealthy American heiress engaged to Freddie Threepwood, whose self-imposed starvation out of filial sympathy drives her suitors to desperate measures.

## Who they are

Aline Peters is the beautiful, rich daughter of J. Preston Peters, newly engaged to the Honorable Freddie Threepwood — a match that satisfies both families but leaves her pining for her father's health. She refuses to eat properly while her father suffers from indigestion, a display of moral support that reduces her to late-night hunger pangs. Her plight inspires George Emerson to smuggle food into Blandings Castle, adding another thread of chaos to the already tangled household.

## Relationships

### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/george_emerson)

_romantic_

They are lovers, with Aline secretly engaged to George despite her father's disapproval.

### [Freddie Threepwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/freddie_threepwood)

_family_

They are siblings, with Freddie as her brother and fellow conspirator in her romance.

### [Joan Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/joan_valentine)

_friendship_

They become friends, with Joan helping Aline navigate her romantic situation.

### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/george_emerson)

_romantic_

They are lovers, with Aline secretly engaged to George despite her father's disapproval.

### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/george_emerson)

_romantic_

They are lovers, with Aline secretly engaged to George despite her father's disapproval.

### [Joan Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/joan_valentine)

_friendship_

They become friends, with Joan helping Aline navigate her romantic situation.

### [Freddie Threepwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/freddie_threepwood)

_family_

They are siblings, with Freddie as her brother and fellow conspirator in her romance.

### [Joan Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/joan_valentine)

_friendship_

They become friends, with Joan helping Aline navigate her romantic situation.

### [Freddie Threepwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/characters/freddie_threepwood)

_family_

They are siblings, with Freddie as her brother and fellow conspirator in her romance.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/ii)

Freddie's fiancée, mentioned as the daughter of the wealthy American Mr. Peters.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/iii)

Aline is persuaded by Joan to take her as a lady's maid to Blandings Castle; later she gently rejects George Emerson's advances.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as the daughter of Mr. Peters who has engaged Joan as a lady's maid.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/vii)

Engaged to Freddie, she is pressured by George Emerson to break the engagement; she resists but shows signs of strain.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/viii)

Aline is the object of George's concern; she has been restricting herself to vegetable messes to support her father's diet, causing George to worry about her health.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/something_new_se/chapters/xi)

Sits at her bedroom window, feeling depressed and realizing she is in love with George Emerson, not Freddie.

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