Miss Polly Harrington
Chapter 1 - Miss Polly
Miss Polly / Miss Polly Harrington — aliases: mistress
Miss Polly Harrington hurriedly commands her maid to clear an attic room for her niece's arrival, then retreats to her private quarters to review the letter announcing her sister's death and the impending visit of the orphan girl. She reflects on her sister's past defiance of family wishes to marry a poor minister, asserting her own resolve to fulfill her duty despite her stern demeanor and dislike of the child's name.
Chapter 3 - The Coming of Pollyanna
Miss Polly — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly)
Miss Polly legge il telegramma, ispeziona la soffitta soffocante, uccide una mosca e ordina a Nancy di incontrare la nipote alla stazione, rifiutandosi di andare lei stessa. Fornisce solo la descrizione 'capelli chiari, vestito a quadri rossi in gingham e cappello di paglia' affinché Nancy possa identificare la bambina.
Chapter 4 - The Little Attic Room
Miss Polly / Miss Polly Harrington — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly), the mistress
Miss Polly meets her niece with icy indifference, curtly ordering her to stop discussing her father and directing her to a bare attic room to maintain distance. Later, she sits for supper without the child, dismissing Pollyanna's absence as a necessary lesson in punctuality and refusing to have Nancy call her down.
Chapter 5 - The Game
Miss Polly / Aunt Polly
Miss Polly sits in the sitting room reading and coldly confirms she sent Pollyanna to the kitchen. She rebukes Pollyanna for her tardiness and sets tomorrow's schedule, remaining bewildered by the child's affectionate and cheerful reaction to her strictness.
Chapter 6 - A Question of Duty
Aunt Polly / Miss Polly
Miss Polly rimprovera severamente Pollyanna per il suo saluto informale e per le mosche presenti in casa, porgendole un opuscolo sui doveri igienici. Stabilisce un rigoroso programma giornaliero per l'istruzione di Pollyanna e dichiara i suoi vecchi abiti inadatti al consumo, ordinando che vengano gettati via.
Chapter 7 - Pollyanna and Punishments
Miss Polly / Aunt Polly
Miss Polly sopporta una frenetica gita allo shopping con Pollyanna, uscendo esausta per l'esuberanza della bambina. Più tardi, terrorizzata da ciò che crede essere un intruso sul tetto, chiama Timothy e Old Tom per chiedere aiuto. Scoprendo Pollyanna che dorme sul tetto, le ordina severamente di dormire nel suo letto per mantenere la vigilanza, sentendosi impotente mentre Pollyanna abbraccia la punizione come una ricompensa.
Chapter 10 - A Surprise for Mrs. Snow
Polly / Miss Polly — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly)
Miss Polly confronts Pollyanna in her attic room about her inappropriate daydreams of luxury items, then abruptly orders Nancy to move Pollyanna's belongings downstairs to a room directly beneath Miss Polly's. She leaves the encounter feeling confused and vaguely disturbed, insisting to herself that she has felt glad over things.
Chapter 11 - Introducing Jimmy
Miss Polly / Miss Polly Harrington — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly)
Miss Polly abhors the stray kitten and is shocked when Pollyanna brings home a dirty boy. She rebukes Pollyanna for the absurdity of the situation and yells at the child to stop using the word 'glad'. Later, she watches the boy leave with a sense of desolation.
Chapter 12 - Before the Ladies' Aid
Aunt Polly / Miss Polly
Miss Polly impone una cena silenziosa, alla fine sospira e permette a Pollyanna di parlare del suo gioco se ciò riduce il pianto della bambina. Poi usa il telefono per dire alla moglie del ministro che non parteciperà alla riunione del Ladies' Aid a causa di un mal di testa.
Chapter 14 - Just a Matter of Jelly
Miss Polly — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly)
Miss Polly is absent due to a family emergency but appears briefly to discuss the jelly. She initially refuses to send jelly to John Pendleton, but after questioning Pollyanna about whether Pendleton knows her identity, she sternly permits Pollyanna to deliver the gift as her own, explicitly forbidding any implication that it comes from Miss Polly.
Chapter 15 - Dr. Chilton
Polly / Aunt Polly / Miss Polly
Miss Polly interroga Pollyanna con severità riguardo alla visita del dottor Chilton, poi arrossisce vivamente e si infuria quando Pollyanna ammette francamente di aver detto al signor Pendleton che Miss Polly non aveva inviato la marmellata, costringendo la zia a sospirare per la mancanza di discrezione della ragazza.
Chapter 16 - A Red Rose and a Lace Shawl
Aunt Polly / Miss Polly
Miss Polly torna con i capelli arruffati, che Pollyanna abbellisce con uno scialle di pizzo e una rosa, per poi fuggire in preda alla vergogna al vedere il dottor Chilton nel vialetto. In seguito si toglie gli ornamenti e rimprovera la ragazza, prima di permetterle di visitare il signor Pendleton, anche se lascia intendere di non volerla far andare.
Chapter 23 - An Accident
Miss Polly / Aunt Polly
Miss Polly appears white-faced and shaken while Nancy describes her distress to Old Tom. She stands by Pollyanna's bedside, struggles to break the news of the accident, and watches helplessly as Pollyanna is put to sleep by the nurse.
Chapter 24 - John Pendleton
Miss Polly
Miss Polly sits by Pollyanna's bedside, visibly shaken and unable to explain the true severity of the spinal injury. She meets with John Pendleton, listens to his proposal to adopt Pollyanna, and is struck by the realization of her own love for the girl and her fear of a future without her. She thanks him for visiting and promises to inform him of the specialist's verdict.
Chapter 25 - A Waiting Game
Miss Polly / Aunt Polly — aliases: the mistress
Miss Polly announces the decision to consult a famous New York specialist and sternly refuses Pollyanna's request to call Dr. Chilton. She spends the following days becoming excessively attentive to Pollyanna's comfort, adopting curls and lace shawls to please the child, while growing visibly thin and pale from worry during the delay of the specialist.
Chapter 26 - A Door Ajar
Miss Polly — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly)
Miss Polly listens to the diagnosis with a vivid blush and turns away. She exclaims in agony upon hearing the confirmation that Pollyanna will never walk again, then faints dead away when she realizes the child heard, requiring Dr. Mead to catch her.
Chapter 27 - Two Visits
Miss Polly / Miss Harrington — aliases: Aunt Polly (Aunt Polly), the mistress
Miss Polly acts as an intermediary, conveying Pendleton's message about Jimmy Bean to Pollyanna. She is struck by Pollyanna's mention of Dr. Chilton's words regarding a home, becoming visibly flushed and emotional, and retreating to the window to compose herself.
Chapter 28 - The Game and Its Players
Miss Polly / Miss Harrington
Miss Polly listens to a stream of mysterious messages from various townspeople, growing increasingly puzzled and strained by the events. After Nancy explains the 'just being glad' game, she enters Pollyanna's room to confess that she now understands the game and intends to play it with her niece, while also relaying news of the town's improved spirits.
Chapter 30 - Jimmy Takes the Helm
Miss Polly
Miss Polly meets with Jimmy Bean in the sitting room, listening in shocked and then eager agitation as he reveals that Dr. Chilton can cure Pollyanna but requires her invitation to visit. Overcome with the prospect of Pollyanna walking again, she hastily finds Dr. Warren and formally requests that he call in Dr. Chilton for a consultation.
Chapter 31 - A New Uncle
Polly / Aunt Polly / Miss Polly
Miss Polly explains that she invited Dr. Chilton, then privately tells Pollyanna that Chilton is the person he wanted to make a home, revealing her own happiness and planning for Pollyanna to travel to a specialist for treatment.