# Lily Holl — The Old Wives’ Tale character guide

> Lily Holl in The Old Wives’ Tale by Arnold Bennett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lily, Miss Lily Holl, Miss Lily, Holl, Miss Holl

**First appearance:** 0012-i-revolution

## Who they are

A young woman who works in the Baines shop and later marries.

## Relationships

### [Constance Baines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/constance_baines)

_family_

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, with Constance showing maternal care toward Lily after her son Dick's death.

### [Dick Povey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/dick_povey)

_romantic_

Young lovers who marry, but Dick dies young, leaving Lily a widow.

### [Dick Povey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/dick_povey)

_romantic_

Young lovers who marry, but Dick dies young, leaving Lily a widow.

### [Dick Povey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/dick_povey)

_romantic_

Young lovers who marry, but Dick dies young, leaving Lily a widow.

### [Constance Baines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/constance_baines)

_family_

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, with Constance showing maternal care toward Lily after her son Dick's death.

### [Constance Baines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/characters/constance_baines)

_family_

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, with Constance showing maternal care toward Lily after her son Dick's death.

## In the story

### [End of Constance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_wives_tale_se/chapters/v-end-of-constance)

A young woman in mourning for her grandfather, Alderman Holl. She is a frequent visitor to Constance, gentle and sympathetic, and engaged to Dick Povey.

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