She had no intention of going; she just wanted to get Winterbourne enthused about the occasion. Bidding good-night to Winterbourne, she says, "I hope you're disappointed, disgusted, or something!- (295). These words clearly demonstrate her flirtatious character. She teases him by mentioning that he missed out on a boat ride with her. Thus, he should now be upset at the turn of events. The problem with Daisy is that she forgets that she is in a different society, Europe. Instead, she continues to behave just as she did in America "talking openly with any man she finds attractive or interesting. Moreover, she admits her flirtatious character, "I'm a fearful, frightful flirt," "Did you ever hear of a nice girl that was not?"(309). What she doesn't realize is that in Europe, nice girls most definitely are not flirts. Her behavior scandalizes the conservative Americans she meets and puzzles the young man who is infatuated with her, Frederick Winterbourne. Daisy later runs around Rome flirting with an Italian man, Giovanelli. Winterbourne begins to believe that her flirtatious character is intentional and not innocent. As a consequence, Winterbourne loses his interest in her and stops seeking her. Thus, her flirtatious character scared away a man that she was very fond of, and also made society look down on her. .
Society did not only reject Daisy Miller's flirtatious character, but they also disapproved her cleverness. Even though Winterbourne and his aunt describe her as an uneducated individual, the reader learns that Daisy is indeed a witty young lady through her actions. One illustration of her humor takes place at Mrs. Walker's party when Winterbourne is criticizing her for her relations with Giovanelli. He warns her that in Europe they don't "understand that sort of thing not in young married women- (309). Daisy responds immediately with a witty remark, "I thought they understood nothing else!- and goes on to say, "It seems to me more proper in young unmarried than in old married ones- (309).
