s one of the most generous characters in this novel: she looks after Mr. Dick, a mentally ill man who has been mistreated by his brother. And she also hides her suspicions that it is Mr. Wickfield, her business manager, who has squandered all of her money and left her poor. She decides to save Mr. Wickfield's reputation for his own sake and for the sake of his daughter, Agnes. Miss Betsey's generosity gets repaid by the respect and love that all of the (good).