Who was Edla?

Edla Wilmansson was the ironmaster’s oldest daughter who lived with him in his mansion. She was not at all pretty, but seemed modest and quite shy. She had a very sensitive and kind heart. She was a great judge of human character. The moment she saw the rattrap seller whom her father had mistaken for an old acquaintance, she read him rightly. She knew he was either a thief or an unreliable character; however, she persuaded him to accompany her to her house to spend the Christmas Eve with them. She took his side when her father asked him to leave the house after the revelation. Her kindness and caring nature transformed the unscrupulous vagabond into a good human being. She was extremely delighted at the letter and the gift that the rattrap seller left for her. She was a great human being.