ins ▁love . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁like ▁a ▁mother ▁to ▁Rose ▁and ▁would ▁love ▁to ▁have ▁Rose ▁for ▁a ▁daughter - in - law , ▁but ▁despite ▁some ▁disappoint ment , ▁genu in ely ▁tries ▁to ▁welcome ▁P he be ▁when ▁Arch ie ' s ▁love ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁comes ▁to ▁light . ▁A unt ▁Jess ie ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁like ▁Uncle ▁Ale c ▁in ▁his ▁modern ▁out look ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁A unt ▁Jane : ▁The ▁mother ▁of ▁Mac ▁and ▁Steve ; ▁she ▁is ▁very ▁severe ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁discipline , ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁good ▁heart . ▁Rose ▁comes ▁to ▁have ▁great ▁respect ▁and ▁affection ▁for ▁her ▁despite ▁her ▁somewhat ▁off put ting ▁nature . ▁K itt y ▁Van ▁T ass el : ▁A ▁rich ▁young ▁woman ▁who ▁moves ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁social ▁circles ▁as ▁the ▁Camp b ells . ▁Steve ▁propos es ▁and ▁they ▁get ▁engaged . ▁She ▁is ▁rather ▁silly , ▁but ▁Steve ' s ▁and ▁Rose ' s ▁good ▁influence ▁improve ▁her ▁mind ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁and ▁she ▁tries ▁to ▁be ▁better . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁when ▁Rose ▁returns ▁home ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁trip ▁to ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Every one ▁has ▁changed . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁jo ke , ▁Rose ▁lines ▁up ▁her ▁seven ▁c ous ins ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁long ▁look ▁at ▁them , ▁just ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁with ▁her ▁when ▁they ▁first ▁met . ▁ ▁The ▁young est , ▁Jam ie , ▁accident ally ▁mentions ▁that