# Adèle Rossignol — At the Villa Rose character guide

> Adèle Rossignol in At the Villa Rose by A. E. W. Mason.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Rossignol, Adèle, Mme. Rossignol

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-at-the-villa

## Who they are

A bold, red-haired widow of coarse beauty who walks ahead of her companions to the Villa Rose, where the séance she attends turns into something far darker.

## Relationships

### [Celia Harland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/celia_harland)

_psychological_

Adèle, a criminal accomplice, poses as Celia's friend to help Hélène manipulate and control her.

### [Hélène Vauquier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/helene_vauquier)

_rivalry_

Adèle and Hélène are former criminal partners who become rivals, each trying to escape blame for the murder.

### [Mme. Dauvray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/mme_dauvray)

_professional_

Adèle briefly works as a maid for Mme. Dauvray, using the position to gather information for the robbery.

### [Hélène Vauquier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/helene_vauquier)

_rivalry_

Adèle and Hélène are former criminal partners who become rivals, each trying to escape blame for the murder.

### [Celia Harland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/celia_harland)

_psychological_

Adèle, a criminal accomplice, poses as Celia's friend to help Hélène manipulate and control her.

### [Mme. Dauvray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/mme_dauvray)

_professional_

Adèle briefly works as a maid for Mme. Dauvray, using the position to gather information for the robbery.

### [Celia Harland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/celia_harland)

_psychological_

Adèle, a criminal accomplice, poses as Celia's friend to help Hélène manipulate and control her.

### [Mme. Dauvray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/mme_dauvray)

_professional_

Adèle briefly works as a maid for Mme. Dauvray, using the position to gather information for the robbery.

### [Hélène Vauquier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/characters/helene_vauquier)

_rivalry_

Adèle and Hélène are former criminal partners who become rivals, each trying to escape blame for the murder.

## In the story

### [XIII: In the House at Geneva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xiii-in-the-house-at-geneva)

Captured hiding in the garden with Hippolyte; implicated in planning Celia's murder with morphia and a sack.

### [XIV: Mr. Ricardo Is Bewildered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xiv-mr-ricardo-is-bewildered)

Revealed to have a passionate jealousy for Harry Wethermill, leading her to confess in order to incriminate him.

### [XVI: The First Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xvi-the-first-move)

Deliberately scrapes acquaintance with Mme. Dauvray at the casino, mocking her spiritualist beliefs and setting up the Tuesday séance.

### [XVII: The Afternoon of Tuesday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xvii-the-afternoon-of-tuesday)

Feigns skepticism to impose rigorous tests, including tying Celia and using a light-colored dress, as part of Hélène's plan.

### [The Séance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xviii-the-s-ance)

Ties Celia's cords with savage raillery; orchestrates the séance setup.

### [XIX: Hélène Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xix-h-l-ne-explains)

Accomplice who briefly shows pity for Celia and helps her escape, but later joins in the frantic search for the missing jewels.

### [XX: The Geneva Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_villa_rose_se/chapters/xx-the-geneva-road)

Celia's captor and jailer, threatens her with vitriol, leads the transfer to Geneva, and participates in planning her murder.

## Links

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