▁She ▁is ▁accomplished ▁and ▁beautiful , ▁and ▁instantly ▁attract s ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁boys , ▁but ▁wins ▁Arch ie ' s ▁heart ▁without ▁effort ▁or ▁design . ▁Uncle ▁Ale c : ▁Rose ' s ▁guard ian ▁after ▁her ▁father ▁died . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁different ▁view ▁to ▁bringing ▁up ▁a ▁girl ▁than ▁the ▁culture ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁too ▁many ▁balls , ▁attention ▁and ▁adm ir ers ▁ru in ▁a ▁girl , ▁and ▁that ▁wh oles ome ▁food , ▁regular ▁exercise , ▁a ▁well - r ounded ▁education ▁and ▁keeping ▁a ▁pure ▁mind ▁are ▁prefer able ▁to ▁the ▁f ads ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁brings ▁Rose ▁up ▁differently ▁to ▁most ▁girls ▁in ▁her ▁social ▁set , ▁allowing ▁her ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁play ▁and ▁get ▁plenty ▁of ▁exercise . ▁He ▁is ▁naturally ▁the ▁example ▁Rose ▁holds ▁all ▁other ▁young ▁men ▁to . ▁He ▁is ▁Rose ' s ▁conf id ant ▁and ▁ad visor ▁in ▁almost ▁all ▁things , ▁and ▁proves ▁his ▁worth ▁throughout ▁the ▁book . ▁Uncle ▁Mac : ▁Young er ▁Mac ' s ▁father . ▁ ▁A ▁successful ▁im porter , ▁and ▁kind red ▁spirit ▁with ▁Rose ▁and ▁Ale c . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁he ▁and ▁Ale c ▁begin ▁spec ulative ▁match - making ▁for ▁Rose ' s ▁hand ▁with ▁much ▁humor . ▁A unt ▁Pl enty : ▁The ▁spin ster ▁a unt ▁of ▁Uncle ▁Ale c ▁with ▁whom ▁Rose ▁and ▁Uncle ▁Ale c ▁live . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁sequ el ,