Describe Miss Frye in "The Binnacle Boy."

Miss Evangeline Frye is the main character in The Binnacle Boy. She is a widow, who lives in New Bethany, and she is the mother of one of the boys murdered aboard the brig Orion. Miss Frye is described as an imposing woman, tall with a straight spine and long, coarse, gray hair, who is more likely to be seen frowning or sneering than smiling.