Daisy

Mrs. Bunting

Daisy is Mrs. Bunting's stepdaughter, and they share a close but sometimes strained domestic relationship.

Joe Chandler

Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her.

Mr. Sleuth

Daisy is polite but wary of Mr. Sleuth, the strange lodger in her home.

Aunt Margaret

Aunt Margaret is Daisy's relative, offering her guidance and concern.

Sir John Burney

Daisy has a polite acquaintance with Sir John Burney due to his visits to the Bunting household.

Charles Peace

Charles Peace is a historical figure referenced in the story, and Daisy is aware of his criminal notoriety.

Mr. Hopkins

Daisy knows Mr. Hopkins as a police inspector who comes to the house, but they are not close.

Mrs. Bunting

Daisy is Mrs. Bunting's stepdaughter, and they share a close but sometimes strained domestic relationship.

Joe Chandler

Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her.

Mrs. Bunting

Daisy is Mrs. Bunting's stepdaughter, and they share a close but sometimes strained domestic relationship.

Joe Chandler

Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her.

Mr. Sleuth

Daisy is polite but wary of Mr. Sleuth, the strange lodger in her home.

I

Bunting's only child by his first wife; she lives with Aunt Margaret and is mentioned as a possible source of help through the aunt.

IV

Mentioned by Bunting and Chandler; lives with her aunt and rarely visits London.

Chapter VI

Is coming to stay due to scarlet fever at her aunt's house; her birthday is on the 19th.

VII

Arrives from the country, cheerful and excited, but becomes concerned by her stepmother's strange behavior.

The Black Museum

Daisy is awed by Scotland Yard but disturbed by the Black Museum's death masks and exhibits, feeling the 'horrors' and wanting to leave.

Chapter X

Returns from the Black Museum visit, dresses up in a blue-and-white check silk gown, and offers to read the newspaper aloud.

Chapter XI

Reads newspaper letters aloud with evident delight; blushes when Joe Chandler enters; wears a blue-and-white check silk dress.

XII

Passionately resists going to Belgrave Square; cries in the kitchen after being overruled.

Chapter XIII

Mentioned as having gone out with Joe Chandler; Mrs. Bunting hopes they are safe from the fog.

XV

Mentioned as returning tomorrow from her visit to Aunt Margaret; Mrs. Bunting finds comfort in her absence.

Chapter XVI

Mentioned as having been sent away for two days; Mrs. Bunting misses her company and the comfort of silence with her.

XVII

Expected to return home later that day; Bunting suggests waiting for her help with cleaning.

XXII

Returns home with her father, smiles up at the window where Mr. Sleuth and Mrs. Bunting stand, and wonders about Chandler's absence.

XXIII

Teases about the lodger, claps her hands at the Avenger news, and notices Bunting's unusual demeanor.

Chapter XXIV

Daisy goes shopping with her stepmother, but is eager to return home to see Chandler. She blushes when she finds him still there and is pleased when Bunting suggests a walk.

XXV

Daisy turns eighteen and receives a silver watch. She is cheerful and naive, excited by the lodger's attention and the prospect of a birthday outing.

XXVI

Eager to see the Chamber of Horrors; accompanies Mr. Sleuth; is present when Mr. Sleuth overhears Sir John Burney; feels scared when Mr. Sleuth appears ill.

XXVII

Describes the lodger's strange departure; announces her engagement to Joe Chandler; resents Aunt Margaret's remark about the police.