# Miss Burt — The Clue character guide

> Miss Burt in The Clue by Carolyn Wells.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Burt, Dorothy Burt, XII Dorothy Burt, little Dorothy, poor little Dorothy, Dorothy, pretty Dorothy

**First appearance:** 0011-xii-dorothy-burt

## Snapshot

A dainty, soft-spoken companion whose demure innocence may be a carefully worn mask over a clever mind and a very personal stake in the outcome.

## Who they are

Dorothy Burt, small and lovely beside Madeleine's magnificence, has quietly captured Schuyler Carleton's real affection while outwardly insisting she would never come between him and his betrothed. When Madeleine dies, her grief seems perfect, yet Fessenden notices her relief beneath the performance and wonders how conveniently the obstacle to her happiness was removed. Her habit of echoing Mrs. Carleton's every opinion and hiding her cleverness behind helpless charm makes her the most unsettling presence in the drawing room, a girl whose innocence may be the finest act of all.

## Relationships

### [Schuyler Carleton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/schuyler_carleton)

_professional_

Miss Burt is Schuyler's secretary, handling his correspondence and business matters.

### [Schuyler Carleton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/schuyler_carleton)

_professional_

Miss Burt is Schuyler's secretary, handling his correspondence and business matters.

### [Schuyler Carleton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/schuyler_carleton)

_professional_

Miss Burt is Schuyler's secretary, handling his correspondence and business matters.

## In the story

### [The Carleton Household](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/xiv-the-carleton-household)

Appears grief-stricken but Fessenden senses relief at Madeleine's death. She is cleverly concealing her emotions and is romantically involved with Schuyler Carleton.

### [Miss Morton's Statements](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/xvii-miss-morton-s-statements)

Called as a witness; she gives vague answers about Carleton's actions and her conversation with him, and is suspected by Fessenden of being less ingenuous than she appears.

### [The Truth About Miss Burt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/xix-the-truth-about-miss-burt)

Revealed as the object of Carleton's love; Fessenden is skeptical of her sincerity but Carleton defends her.

### [A Talk with Miss Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/xxii-a-talk-with-miss-morton)

Confesses to Fessenden that she loved Carleton and initially suspected him of murder, but later learned he was innocent.

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