A String of Beads

Miss Robinson is the central character

Miss Robinson is the central character, not the narrator. She is a governess in Miss Granger's household. She is pretty, well-dressed, cheerful, and h

The narrator is a first

The narrator is a first-person dinner guest who observes the events with light irony. He is educated, worldly, and seated next to Miss Robinson. He fe

Miss Granger is the hostess

Miss Granger is the hostess and Miss Robinson's employer. She strongly urges Miss Robinson to keep the pearls, saying, 'She ought to keep them. I don'

Count Borselli is the Italian count

Count Borselli is the Italian count who first recognizes that the beads are genuine pearls. He estimates their worth at least fifty thousand pounds.

The jeweler had received the real

The jeweler had received the real pearls from a customer for cleaning, and through a mix-up the real pearls were sold with imitation ones to Miss Robi