# Miss Raritan — The Truth About Tristrem Varick character guide

> Miss Raritan in The Truth About Tristrem Varick by Edgar Saltus.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Raritan

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Snapshot

A young woman of Tristrem's circle who collapses into a chair the moment Weldon's lie breaks the room, her hidden face saying what no one else will.

## Who they are

Miss Raritan belongs to the drawing-room world where Tristrem's tragedy unfolds, present at the scene where his closest friend exposes himself as a stranger. When Weldon departs, she throws herself into a chair and buries her face in her hands, and when Tristrem approaches her for sympathy she looks up at him. Her reaction registers the shock that Tristrem himself is too stunned to name, making her a barometer for the social damage the lie has done.

## Relationships

### [Tristrem Varick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/tristrem_varick)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan is obsessively fixated on Tristrem Varick, manipulating events to control his fate.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/the_girl)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan views The Girl as a pawn in her schemes, exerting control over her actions.

### [Viola Raritan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/viola_raritan)

_family_

Miss Raritan is Viola Raritan's aunt or guardian, exerting a domineering influence over her.

### [Mr. Dirck Van Norden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/mr_dirck_van_norden)

_social_

Miss Raritan and Mr. Dirck Van Norden are social acquaintances, often at odds due to differing loyalties.

### [Victoria Cross Fellow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/victoria_cross_fellow)

_social_

Miss Raritan and Victoria Cross Fellow are fellow members of a social or charitable organization.

### [Royal Weldon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/royal_weldon)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan manipulates Royal Weldon as a tool in her schemes against Tristrem Varick.

### [Tristrem Varick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/tristrem_varick)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan is obsessively fixated on Tristrem Varick, manipulating events to control his fate.

### [Tristrem Varick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/tristrem_varick)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan is obsessively fixated on Tristrem Varick, manipulating events to control his fate.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/the_girl)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan views The Girl as a pawn in her schemes, exerting control over her actions.

### [Viola Raritan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/viola_raritan)

_family_

Miss Raritan is Viola Raritan's aunt or guardian, exerting a domineering influence over her.

### [Royal Weldon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/royal_weldon)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan manipulates Royal Weldon as a tool in her schemes against Tristrem Varick.

### [Royal Weldon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_truth_about_tristrem_varick_se/characters/royal_weldon)

_psychological_

Miss Raritan manipulates Royal Weldon as a tool in her schemes against Tristrem Varick.

## Links

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