Scrap

Mrs. Fisher

Mrs. Fisher is initially critical and controlling toward Scrap, but later develops a grudging admiration and protective interest in her.

Mr. Wilkins

Mr. Wilkins is charmed by Scrap's beauty and lightness, and they share a flirtatious but ultimately friendly rapport.

Frederick

Frederick and Scrap share a light, friendly camaraderie, with Scrap often teasing him about his romantic troubles.

Mrs. Wilkins

Mrs. Wilkins admires Scrap's beauty and confidence, and they develop a warm, sisterly friendship.

Domenico

Domenico is a servant at the castle who is charmed by Scrap and serves her with particular attentiveness.

Mrs. Arbuthnot

They are friendly fellow guests, with Mrs. Arbuthnot often acting as a calming, maternal presence for Scrap.

Costanza

Costanza is a servant at the castle who attends to Scrap, often with a cheerful and helpful demeanor.

Mrs. Fisher

Mrs. Fisher is initially critical and controlling toward Scrap, but later develops a grudging admiration and protective interest in her.

Mrs. Fisher

Mrs. Fisher is initially critical and controlling toward Scrap, but later develops a grudging admiration and protective interest in her.

Mr. Wilkins

Mr. Wilkins is charmed by Scrap's beauty and lightness, and they share a flirtatious but ultimately friendly rapport.

Mr. Wilkins

Mr. Wilkins is charmed by Scrap's beauty and lightness, and they share a flirtatious but ultimately friendly rapport.

Mrs. Wilkins

Mrs. Wilkins admires Scrap's beauty and confidence, and they develop a warm, sisterly friendship.

VI

Has already arrived and chosen her room, asserting her independence. She is wary of being 'dogged' by the others and seeks complete escape from her previous life.

VII

Mentioned as having arrived with Mrs. Fisher and having considered taking the larger sitting room; she is described as a pretty creature and is absorbed in the view, ignoring the others.

VIII

Seeks solitude on the wall, avoids the laughter of the other women, and is irritated by Domenico's attentions; she begins to feel a new desire to think.

IX

Avoids lunch, feigns a headache, and resists the attention from the other women.

Scrap's Disillusionment and the Search for Anonymity

Reveals her desire to escape her identity and find peace; reflects on the burdens of beauty and the war's impact.

XII

Engages in candid conversation with Mrs. Wilkins, supports her plan, and shows indifference to social conventions.

XIII

Lies alone in the top garden, begins to feel a conscience pressing on her, and shows interest in Rose's letter to Frederick.

XIV

Avoids Mr. Wilkins by staying in the garden, calculates his bath will keep him busy, and continues her inquiries into the meaning of her life.

XV

Feels indulgent toward Mr. Wilkins after seeing him in a towel, and responds to his apology with a brief note.

XVI

Scrap experiences nicer thoughts about her parents and a glimmer of gratitude; she feels the working of San Salvatore on her character.

XIX

Recognizes Briggs's infatuation as a threat to her rest-cure; later receives Ferdinand Arundel and decides to use him as a shield.

XX

Spends time with Mr. Arundel, enjoying invented stories about her mother.

XXII

Reflects on being a 'spoilt, sour, suspicious, selfish spinster' due to excessive love; appreciates Frederick's compliments but feels wistful.