▁begin ▁to ▁date . ▁Keep ing ▁true ▁to ▁her ▁character , ▁however , ▁Hed dy ▁soon ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁H erman , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁his ▁financial ▁prospect s ▁are ▁not ▁up ▁to ▁her ▁standards . ▁H erman ▁falls ▁out ▁of ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁immediately . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Louise ▁F itzer ▁( Y e ard ley ▁Smith ) ▁is ▁the ▁dimin utive , ▁devoted ▁secretary ▁to ▁research ▁department ▁head ▁Paul ▁Bra cken . ▁She ▁is ▁honest , ▁dil igent ▁and ▁sweet , ▁but ▁altern ates ▁these ▁qual ities ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁do se ▁of ▁s ard onic ism . ▁Her ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁service ▁and ▁accuracy ▁is ▁matched ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Bra cken , ▁so ▁much ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁rec ite ▁random , ▁en cyc lop edic ▁facts ▁in ▁quick ▁succession , ▁without ▁taking ▁a ▁breath , ▁when ▁Mr . ▁Bra cken ▁requests ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁fly . ▁Louise ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁more ▁innoc ent ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁office , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁rapid - fire ▁interaction ▁between ▁H erman , ▁Hed dy ▁and ▁Jay . ▁She ▁is ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁most ▁sound ▁source ▁of ▁advice ▁for ▁H erman ▁in ▁the ▁physical ▁world , ▁aside ▁from ▁the ▁reasoning ▁that ▁Angel , ▁Animal , ▁W imp ▁and ▁Gen ius ▁do ▁in ▁his ▁brain . ▁Louise ▁also ▁shows ▁sympathy ▁for ▁H erman ▁whenever ▁he ▁plays ▁office ▁politics ▁with ▁Hed dy , ▁or ▁occasionally , ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Bra cken . ▁She ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁having ▁low ▁self - este em ,