Grant, Bertha

A slim, fair-haried sylph, beautiful, cold, and entirely selfish, who becomes Latimer's wife. "She was keen, sarcastic, unimaginative, prematurely cynical, remaining critical and unmoved in the most impressive scenes. She becomes engaged to Latimer's elder brother, the popular, worldly Alfred. When Latimer becomes the heir, after Alfred's sudden death, she marries him for his wealth without feeling any affection for him. Because he does not give her the kind of social success she craves, her indifference turns to hate and she plans to poison him, but her dying maid reveals her plans.

<em>The Lifted Veil</em>

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