Rosalie has learned to be vain and lazy from her parents despite her naturally occurring virtues, showing the importance of the family environment to children’s moral formation. That her family has actively encouraged her to mistreat servants, meanwhile, indicates that the Murrays are more interested in reinforcing social hierarchies than they are in modeling moral behavior to their children. Finally, Rosalie’s sole ambition is to be attractive, suggesting how limited opportunities for Victorian girls and women limit their dreams, too.