Gable, Roberta Janet – Nanny, Retired
Appeared in Imitation in Death (September 4-12, 2059)[1]
Personal Information[]
- Description: A thin face with dark, deep-set eyes and an unsmiling mouth
- Age: 64
- Eyes: Dark
- Hair: Gray (was brown when she was younger), pulled severely back
- Address: Boston, a small apartment complex, Apt. 2B
- Relationships: Unmarried, no children
- Occupation: Nanny, recently retired
Description[]
- Eve said she looked like a pincher; a New England bedrock face, the kind that says “spare the rod, spoil the child.”
Interesting Facts[]
- Was Niles Renquist’s nanny from when he was 2 until he was 14; he left for boarding school then.
- Born in Boston, went back there when she retired.
- Her apartment was ruthlessly clean and spartan, with a single sofa, a single chair, two tables, and two lamps - “as soulless, and just as welcoming, as a cage in a high-security prison.”
- Told Eve she neither wanted nor expected affection from her charges; she expected obedience, respect, and organized, well-disciplined behavior; Niles responded best to denial.
- His sister Sarah was clumsy until Niles left for boarding school; she assumed it was because she didn’t have her undivided attention until then.
References[]
- ↑ Imitation in Death, Chapter 16