She is extremely beautiful, light-hearted, and innocent. Her act of writing Gilliatt's name in the snow, entirely unaware, triggers his obsession with her. She becomes the sorrowful angel of a house shaken by the sinking of La Durande. Spiritually drawn to the religious path and the priest Ebenezer overnight, she discovers love. In the finale, she marries Ebenezer and departs the island by steamer toward happiness, thanks to Gilliatt's immense sacrifice.