Eggletina

Eggletina is the daughter of Hendreary by his first marriage, and the cousin of Arrietty. Much like Arrietty, she grew up in Great-Aunt Sophy’s house. She had a little blind mouse as a pet that she raised, but that eventually ran away. Her family told her that there was nothing outside their small home underneath the floorboards, but when she was about thirteen, she went outside and vanished. She was rumored to have been eaten by a cat, but Arrietty projected her own feelings onto her and thought she probably got tired of being cooped up and ran away.

However, as of The Borrowers Afield, she has returned to her family (this may be connected to Aunt Lupy also returning after having gone missing). When the Hendrearys moved to the church, the two older boys went back to the badger’s set and Eggletina went to keep house for them.Eggletina is artistic, having painted a Swiss mountain scene and Highland glen for their “windows.” She is pale, tall and willowy. A very solitary person, she rarely speaks and never smiles, although she gives Arrietty her scarf.

In Other Media
In The Return of the Borrowers, Eggletina is portrayed by Victoria Donovan. Timmis does not appear in this adaptation, and Eggletina is the cousin Arrietty becomes most close to. In the 2011 film version, Pod is a hero among the Borrowers, but feels that he failed because he could not save his niece Eggletina.