Rosalie Murray is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray. It is to Rosalie that Agnes is perhaps closest even though the two have little in common in their beliefs or their ways of life. Rosalie is a flirt. She seems to be interested only in wooing men even if these men are married or they are ones which she does not like. For instance, she flirts with Mr. Hatfield, meets him in secret and makes him believe that she wants to marry him. When Mr. Hatfield proposes to her, however, Rosalie takes a cruel joy in turning the man down. She even brags to Agnes how she broke his heart. Just before she is to be married to Sir Thomas, Rosalie tries to woo Mr. Weston but is not successful. Even after she is married, Rosalie continues to flirt with men, an action that gets her sequestered at Ashby Park by her jealous husband. It is during this time that Rosalie asks Agnes to visit her. Agnes gets the feeling that the only reason that Rosalie has invited her is because her husband will allow no one else to come. Agnes also realizes that Rosalie forgot her while she was having the time of her life.
