# Miss Haldin — Under Western Eyes character guide > Miss Haldin in Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Nathalie Haldin, Natalia Haldin, Natalia Victorovna, Natalia, Natalka, Miss Haldin's true and delicate humanity **First appearance:** 0003-under-western-eyes ## Snapshot Victor Haldin's devoted sister in Geneva, whose clear grey eyes and searching honesty make her both the moral center and the most dangerous person for a man with something to hide. ## Who they are Nathalie Haldin lives in exile with her ailing mother, waiting for word of the brother she reveres and quietly refusing to be anyone's slavish echo. Her faith that Russians will find a form of freedom superior to party conflict gives her a luminous, unsettling idealism. When she entrusts the narrator with drawing out the withdrawn young man she has thanked for understanding her, her instinct for truth sets the story's Geneva half in motion. ## Relationships ### [Razumov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/razumov) _psychological_ Miss Haldin idealizes Razumov as a heroic confidant, while he is tormented by guilt over betraying her brother. ### [Victor Haldin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/victor_haldin) _family_ Miss Haldin is the devoted sister of Victor Haldin, the executed revolutionary assassin. ### [Peter Ivanovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/peter_ivanovitch) _social_ Miss Haldin seeks Peter Ivanovitch's help in Geneva, but he treats her with condescending indifference. ### [Ziemianitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/ziemianitch) _social_ Miss Haldin believes Ziemianitch was her brother's loyal accomplice, unaware of his drunken failure. ### [Madame de S](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/madame_de_s) _social_ Madame de S treats Miss Haldin with superficial kindness but uses her for revolutionary networking. ### [Sophia Antonovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/sophia_antonovna) _friendship_ Miss Haldin and Sophia Antonovna share a bond of mutual respect and revolutionary sympathy. ### [Councillor Mikulin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/councillor_mikulin) _psychological_ Mikulin subtly interrogates Miss Haldin about her brother's contacts, feigning sympathy. ### [Tekla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/tekla) _friendship_ Tekla, a devoted revolutionary nurse, cares for Miss Haldin with maternal warmth. ### [Razumov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/razumov) _psychological_ Miss Haldin idealizes Razumov as a heroic confidant, while he is tormented by guilt over betraying her brother. ### [Razumov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/razumov) _psychological_ Miss Haldin idealizes Razumov as a heroic confidant, while he is tormented by guilt over betraying her brother. ### [Peter Ivanovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/peter_ivanovitch) _social_ Miss Haldin seeks Peter Ivanovitch's help in Geneva, but he treats her with condescending indifference. ### [Ziemianitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/ziemianitch) _social_ Miss Haldin believes Ziemianitch was her brother's loyal accomplice, unaware of his drunken failure. ## In the story ### [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/epigraph) Speaker of the epigraph, expressing a profound hunger for liberty. ### [Author's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/author-s-note) Needed a sympathetic friend (the language teacher) to give her credibility and allow her to express her idealistic faith and simple emotions. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-i-i) Mentioned by Haldin as his sister, who is abroad with their mother. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-i) Anxious about her brother Victor's disappearance; receives the news of his involvement in the assassination with stoic resolve. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-ii) Resists Peter Ivanovitch's exhortations to abandon private grief and join the revolutionary arena, but reluctantly agrees to visit Madame de S——'s salon. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-iii) Discusses her brother's ideals and her plan to visit Château Borel to meet his friend. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-iv) Nathalie Haldin recounts her visit to Château Borel, expressing indignation at Peter Ivanovitch's treatment of the lady companion; later she is seen walking in the Bastions, showing a newfound springlike vitality. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-v) Leaves the narrator and Razumov together intentionally; described as frank, generous, and admirable. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iii-ii) Referred to as the sister of Haldin, a young girl leading a retired life with her mother; Peter Ivanovitch and Madame de S—— want Razumov to bring her to them. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-ii) Urgently seeks Razumov's address; goes with the narrator to Peter Ivanovitch's hotel; concerned about her mother's state of mind. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-iii) Natalia Haldin returns home with the narrator, anxious about her mother's state and Razumov's visit. She engages Razumov in intense conversation, showing trust and a desire to connect through their shared loss of Victor. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-iv) Razumov addresses his written confession to her, revealing his love and his betrayal. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-v) After her mother's funeral, decides to return to Russia for life; speaks of her future work and plans; reflects on Razumov's condition. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/miss_haldin - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters