Mrs. Miller Character Analysis in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Mrs. Miller is a widow that Allworthy sometimes stays with when he visits London, and she has two daughters, Nancy and Betsey. Tom and Mr. Nightingale both lodge with Mrs. Miller, and Tom wins over Mrs. Miller when he helps convince Mr. Nightingale to marry Nancy instead of running away.

Mrs. Miller Quotes in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Miller or refer to Mrs. Miller. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

Mrs Miller took the first opportunity of withdrawing; and, having sent for Jones into the dining-room, she threw herself at his feet, and in a most passionate flood of tears, called him her good angel, the preserver of her poor little family, with many other respectful and endearing appellations, and made him every acknowledgment which the highest benefit can extract from the most grateful heart.

Related Characters: Mrs. Miller, Mr. Nightingale, Nancy, Tom Jones , Mr. Nightingale the Elder

Page Number and Citation: 684

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Mrs. Miller Character Timeline in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The timeline below shows where the character Mrs. Miller appears in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Partridge, with a widow in town that he learned about from Allworthy. Her name is Mrs. Miller , and she has a teenaged daughter named Nancy and a younger daughter named Betsey. (full context)

Storytelling, Literature, and Structure Theme Icon

Another floor of Mrs. Miller ’s house is inhabited by a writer named Mr. Nightingale, who has a reputation for... (full context)

Tom says he would’ve done the same thing in Mr. Nightingale’s position. Mrs. Miller and Nancy return from a play, and Tom thinks that they’re both charming, especially the... (full context)

...Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s absence, he talks with Mr. Nightingale, who shares some of his romantic ideas. Mrs. Miller agrees with Mr. Nightingale’s thoughts, but Nancy contradicts him, saying that she believes the most... (full context)

...masquerade. Nightingale offers to take Tom. Nightingale also offers to provide tickets to Nancy and Mrs. Miller , but they think masquerades are too extravagant. (full context)

Marriage, Romance, and Economics Theme Icon

...charity, believing him as suitable a cause as any. That evening, Tom has dinner with Mrs. Miller and Mr. Nightingale. Mrs. Miller tells a long story of some troubles that her cousin,... (full context)

Tom is dressing to go see Lady Bellaston when Mrs. Miller knocks on his door. She wants to introduce Tom to her cousin, Mr. Anderson, whom... (full context)

Later, Mrs. Miller visits Tom. She is concerned about the way women are visiting Tom and doesn’t want... (full context)

...leaves, Mr. Nightingale comes to visit Tom. Tom explains that he thinks the reason why Mrs. Miller has been so concerned about her reputation lately is because there are rumors going around... (full context)

Tom has mutton for dinner, then gets an invitation to tea with Mrs. Miller . At tea, Mrs. Miller apologizes for taking such a harsh stance with Tom earlier.... (full context)

...sleeps in late until a commotion wakes him up. He calls Partridge, who explains that Mrs. Miller just found out that Nancy is pregnant. Everyone blames Mr. Nightingale, who left behind a... (full context)

Mrs. Miller feels foolish for believing Mr. Nightingale might have been a gentleman who wanted to marry... (full context)

...the bearer of bad news, but Mr. Nightingale has really ruined things for Nancy and Mrs. Miller . He knows that wasn’t Mr. Nightingale’s intention, but he explains what he just witnessed.... (full context)

...Mr. Nightingale the elder, if Mr. Nightingale agrees to go speak directly to Nancy and Mrs. Miller . Mr. Nightingale suggests that perhaps Tom would be best to lie and to tell... (full context)

When Tom returns to Mrs. Miller ’s he finds that order has been restored, with Mrs. Miller, Nancy, Betsey, and Mr.... (full context)

...to fulfill his promise. Tom suspects something is wrong and wonders if he should tell Mrs. Miller . Just then, however, he hears that Mrs. Honour has come to give him a... (full context)

The next morning Mrs. Miller lightly scolds Tom for the commotion he caused the previous night, but she is mostly... (full context)

...end things with her but still uneasy about the methods he used to do so. Mrs. Miller summons Tom and Mr. Nightingale to dinner. After dinner, Mrs. Miller receives a letter. (full context)

The letter Mrs. Miller receives after dinner is from Allworthy, who wants to come to London with Mr. Blifil... (full context)

Although Tom is cheerful in front of Mrs. Miller , he is worried that Allworthy and Mr. Blifil are coming to London to try... (full context)

There’s a woman named Mrs. Arabella Hunt who lives near Mrs. Miller ’s building and has seen Tom around. She was married to a Turkish merchant who... (full context)

After getting the letter, Tom is invited to go to the play-house with Mrs. Miller , Betsey, and Mr. Partridge. They watch Hamlet, which Tom relates back to his own... (full context)

Mr. Allworthy and Mrs. Miller are having breakfast when Mr. Blifil joins them. Mr. Blifil tries to talk about how... (full context)

...own proof of Tom’s evil nature: he heard that just recently, Tom killed a man. Mrs. Miller is shocked to hear this but says that if it’s true, she’s sure whoever Tom... (full context)

Mr. Western comes in to see Mr. Allworthy shortly after Mrs. Miller leaves. Speaking in hunting metaphors, Mr. Western says they’ve been too busy worrying about Tom... (full context)

Mrs. Miller and Mr. Nightingale go to visit Tom while he’s in prison. Partridge comes with news... (full context)

Mrs. Miller goes to Sophia with Tom’s letter. Sophia is reluctant to accept a letter from Tom,... (full context)

Mrs. Miller has a long conversation with Mr. Allworthy about Tom. Allworthy thinks Tom was plotting to... (full context)

Allworthy asks Mrs. Miller about Nancy and Mr. Nightingale. He grows more affectionate toward Mrs. Miller and wants to... (full context)

Just then, Mrs. Miller comes to the prison and delivers more bad news: Sophia has no desire to send... (full context)

Allworthy goes to Mrs. Miller and says he thinks he’s discovered a considerable sum of money that belongs to Tom.... (full context)

Later, Allworthy learns from Mrs. Miller and Mr. Nightingale that all the men who claimed Tom started the duel were lying.... (full context)

Allworthy wants to visit Tom in prison. But Partridge takes Mrs. Miller aside and explains how Tom had sex with Mrs. Waters. They realize Allworthy would recognize... (full context)

Allworthy goes to see Mrs. Miller and tell her about all the surprising things he’s just learned. He’s realized, with help... (full context)

While Tom leaves to be alone, Mrs. Miller comes to him to congratulate him on being released from prison. She encourages him to... (full context)

Mr. Western interrupts Tom and Mrs. Miller to say that has decided to “forget and forgive” Tom like a good Christian if... (full context)

After meeting with Mr. Western, Tom tells Allworthy and Mrs. Miller that he was ultimately freed from prison by two lords. One is the Irish lord... (full context)

...is reluctant, but Tom convinces Allworthy to at least let Mr. Blifil say his piece. Mrs. Miller now enters to embrace Tom and congratulate him on his success. She is concerned about... (full context)

...children’s marriages, they have come to make amends and agree to have dinner together at Mrs. Miller ’s. (full context)

As soon as Mrs. Miller sees Sophia that afternoon, she knows that a marriage has been set up with Tom,... (full context)

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Mrs. Miller Character Timeline in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling