Muriel, Mary's eldest daughter, is shocked by her mother's actions and attempts to sacrifice herself to Rudlin to clear her mother's obligations, although she is engaged to marry a well-to-do Harvard undergraduate.
Muriel, the eldest daughter of Mary, is taken aback by her mother’s behavior and attempts to give up her life to Rudlin in order to fulfill her mother's duties. Despite being engaged to a well-off Harvard student, Muriel makes this sacrifice.