▁is ▁the ▁head ▁house keeper ▁at ▁M ander ley , ▁the ▁stat ely ▁man or ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁wealth y ▁Maxim ill ian ▁" Max im " ▁de ▁Winter , ▁where ▁he ▁once ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Reb e cca . ▁ ▁Nick named ▁" D anny " ▁by ▁Reb e cca , ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁was ▁Reb e cca ' s ▁ma id ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁previous ▁mist ress , ▁per sec utes ▁the ▁new ▁Mrs . ▁de ▁Winter . ▁Dan vers ▁res ents ▁the ▁new ▁Mrs . ▁de ▁Winter , ▁convinced ▁she ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁" take ▁Reb e cca ' s ▁place " ▁despite ▁the ▁two ▁women ▁never ▁meeting ▁and ▁being ▁nothing ▁al ike . ▁She ▁also ▁res ents ▁Maxim ▁for ▁rem ar ry ing , ▁and ▁she ▁tries ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁marriage . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁she ▁suggests ▁that ▁Mrs . ▁de ▁Winter ▁wear ▁a ▁particular ▁dress ▁to ▁a ▁cost ume ▁ball ▁knowing ▁Reb e cca ▁wore ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁cost ume ▁ball ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁It ▁ang ers ▁Mr . ▁de ▁Winter , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁wife ▁confront s ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁about ▁her ▁de ception ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁attempts ▁to ▁manipulate ▁her ▁into ▁jump ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁window . ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ' ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Reb e cca ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁mut ual ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁believed ▁it ▁to ▁be . ▁Reb e cca