Cordelia Monksleigh
Mrs Monksleigh was the relict of a military man, who had left her with six
children and a competence judged by his family to be respectable, and by
her, inadequate. She was a very goodnatured woman, but having unfortunately,
less than common sense, she had never been able to teach herself habits of
economy. There was a want of management in her house which led to a
succession of financial crises driving her quite distracted, and never
failing to exasperate Rotherham. He was not her cousin, but her husband's;
and, in addition to being her Trustee, was joined with her in the
guardianship of her children.
(ch. iv)