Miss King

Basic Information

• Original name: Miss King
• Korean rendering: Miss King
• Fortune: inherited £10,000 from her grandfather
• Residence: near Meryton
• First appearance: chunk_07 (Chap. 26)
• Related event: EVT-022, Wickham changes the object of his courtship

Character Introduction

A young woman who inherits £10,000 from her grandfather. Wickham abandons his interest in Elizabeth and turns his courtship toward Miss King. She functions as a narrative device exposing Wickham’s practical—or opportunistic—character and scarcely appears in person.

Core Relationships

• Wickham: courts her with an eye to her inheritance
• Elizabeth: indirectly connected through Wickham’s change of interest; Elizabeth initially accepts it calmly, but it later becomes a clue to Wickham’s true nature