A Woman of Thirty · Character

Colonel Victor d'Aiglemont

A dashing officer who wins Julie in a whirlwind courtship, then leaves her to the long silence of a marriage he never learned to inhabit.

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Also known as Victor, Colonel d'Aiglemont, Victor d'Aiglemont, the General, General, D'Aiglemont

First appearance: A Woman of Thirty

As a major figure in A Woman of Thirty, Colonel Victor d'Aiglemont is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mentioned in context of marriage and duty.

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Colonel Victor d'Aiglemont appears in A Woman of Thirty as major figure.

Colonel Victor d'Aiglemont first appears in 0001 a woman of thirty.

In A Woman of Thirty: Mentioned in context of marriage and duty.

Later, in I: Early Mistakes: Shown as a mediocre man who relies on Julie's guidance, yet poses as a victim. He leaves for a hunting trip, indifferent to her feelings.

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Julie's romantic and family circle
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A Woman of Thirty
Mentioned in context of marriage and duty.
I: Early Mistakes
Shown as a mediocre man who relies on Julie's guidance, yet poses as a victim. He leaves for a hunting trip, indifferent to her feelings.
II: A Hidden Grief
Julie's husband, indirectly referenced as the origin of her tragedy and the reason she cannot speak of her grief.
At Thirty Years
Julie's husband, mentioned as the source of a disproportionate marriage; his incompatibility with Julie is noted as the root of her unhappiness.
Two Meetings
The General is shown in a domestic scene, playing with his younger children and telling a story about Fox to his son Gustave.

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