# Nurse Bradfield — The Story of Ivy character guide

> Nurse Bradfield in The Story of Ivy by Marie Belloc Lowndes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bradfield, Nurse

**First appearance:** 0006-vi

## Snapshot

A good-natured, aging day nurse who grows genuinely fond of her patient and, despite seeing Ivy's selfishness clearly, is disarmed by her beauty and charm.

## Who they are

Nurse Bradfield tends Jervis Lexton with real affection and fits herself without complaint around the whims of his glamorous young wife. She notices Ivy's frivolity and self-absorption, yet is drawn in by her warmth of manner and never suspects the mind behind it. Her anxious vigilance over her patient's failing colour makes her an unwitting witness to the household's most dangerous hours.

## Relationships

### [Ivy Lexton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/ivy_lexton)

_professional_

Nurse Bradfield is Ivy's caretaker and confidante, providing medical and emotional support in a professional capacity.

### [Roger Gretorex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/roger_gretorex)

_professional_

Nurse Bradfield and Roger interact in a medical context, with her providing care and him being a concerned visitor.

### [Dr. Berwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/dr_berwick)

_professional_

Dr. Berwick and Nurse Bradfield work together as medical colleagues, coordinating Ivy's treatment.

### [Ivy Lexton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/ivy_lexton)

_professional_

Nurse Bradfield is Ivy's caretaker and confidante, providing medical and emotional support in a professional capacity.

### [Ivy Lexton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/ivy_lexton)

_professional_

Nurse Bradfield is Ivy's caretaker and confidante, providing medical and emotional support in a professional capacity.

### [Dr. Berwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/dr_berwick)

_professional_

Dr. Berwick and Nurse Bradfield work together as medical colleagues, coordinating Ivy's treatment.

### [Roger Gretorex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/roger_gretorex)

_professional_

Nurse Bradfield and Roger interact in a medical context, with her providing care and him being a concerned visitor.

### [Roger Gretorex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/roger_gretorex)

_professional_

Nurse Bradfield and Roger interact in a medical context, with her providing care and him being a concerned visitor.

### [Dr. Berwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/characters/dr_berwick)

_professional_

Dr. Berwick and Nurse Bradfield work together as medical colleagues, coordinating Ivy's treatment.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/vi)

Placid, kindly nurse sent by Dr. Lancaster; lets Gretorex see Jervis; finds life dull.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/vii)

Nurse Bradfield is kind and devoted to Jervis, but she is also charmed by Ivy. She is the one who discovers Jervis's decline and informs Ivy of his death.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/viii)

Nurse Bradfield is the nurse who cared for Jervis. She is supportive of Ivy and unaware of any wrongdoing, but she is surprised by the decision to hold a postmortem.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/x)

Suggested Gretorex see Lexton; reported Gretorex's dismay at Lexton's appearance.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/xii)

Interviewed by Orpington before Ivy; her testimony shapes his initial view of Ivy as frivolous but not criminal.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as a witness who was terrified by Sir Joseph's cross-examination, and whose testimony suggested many visitors came to the flat.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_ivy_se/chapters/xviii)

Looks wan and worn, unable to sleep; expresses doubt about Gretorex's guilt and comforts Ivy.

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