# Daisy — The Lodger character guide > Daisy in The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Miss Daisy, little Daisy, Daisy Bunting, Daisy's **First appearance:** 0003-ii ## Snapshot The Buntings' bright, inquisitive daughter, whose visits home stir young Chandler's hopes and her stepmother's fears in equal measure. ## Who they are Daisy works away as a servant but returns to her parents' lodging house with girlish energy, pestering her stepmother for a peep at the mysterious lodger and drawing the attentions of Joe Chandler, the young detective who haunts the Buntings' sitting-room whenever she is near. Her wide-awake curiosity and easy sociability make her a foil to Mrs. Bunting's guarded anxiety, and her presence—or convenient absence—shifts the household's delicate balance. She matters because she is the one person in the house who has nothing to hide and everything to notice. ## Relationships ### [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting) _family_ Daisy is Mrs. Bunting's stepdaughter, and they share a close but sometimes strained domestic relationship. ### [Joe Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/joe_chandler) _romantic_ Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her. ### [Mr. Sleuth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_sleuth) _social_ Daisy is polite but wary of Mr. Sleuth, the strange lodger in her home. ### [Aunt Margaret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/aunt_margaret) _family_ Aunt Margaret is Daisy's relative, offering her guidance and concern. ### [Sir John Burney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/sir_john_burney) _social_ Daisy has a polite acquaintance with Sir John Burney due to his visits to the Bunting household. ### [Charles Peace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/charles_peace) _social_ Charles Peace is a historical figure referenced in the story, and Daisy is aware of his criminal notoriety. ### [Mr. Hopkins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_hopkins) _social_ Daisy knows Mr. Hopkins as a police inspector who comes to the house, but they are not close. ### [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting) _family_ Daisy is Mrs. Bunting's stepdaughter, and they share a close but sometimes strained domestic relationship. ### [Joe Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/joe_chandler) _romantic_ Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her. ### [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mrs_bunting) _family_ Daisy is Mrs. Bunting's stepdaughter, and they share a close but sometimes strained domestic relationship. ### [Joe Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/joe_chandler) _romantic_ Daisy and Joe Chandler share a budding romantic attraction, with Joe often visiting the Bunting home to see her. ### [Mr. Sleuth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/mr_sleuth) _social_ Daisy is polite but wary of Mr. Sleuth, the strange lodger in her home. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned by Bunting and Chandler; lives with her aunt and rarely visits London. ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/vi) Is coming to stay due to scarlet fever at her aunt's house; her birthday is on the 19th. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/vii) Arrives from the country, cheerful and excited, but becomes concerned by her stepmother's strange behavior. ### [The Black Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/ix) 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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xi) Reads newspaper letters aloud with evident delight; blushes when Joe Chandler enters; wears a blue-and-white check silk dress. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xii) Passionately resists going to Belgrave Square; cries in the kitchen after being overruled. ### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xiii) Mentioned as having gone out with Joe Chandler; Mrs. Bunting hopes they are safe from the fog. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xv) Mentioned as returning tomorrow from her visit to Aunt Margaret; Mrs. Bunting finds comfort in her absence. ### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xvi) Mentioned as having been sent away for two days; Mrs. Bunting misses her company and the comfort of silence with her. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xvii) Expected to return home later that day; Bunting suggests waiting for her help with cleaning. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxiii) Teases about the lodger, claps her hands at the Avenger news, and notices Bunting's unusual demeanor. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/chapters/xxvii) Describes the lodger's strange departure; announces her engagement to Joe Chandler; resents Aunt Margaret's remark about the police. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters/daisy - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lodger_se/characters