# Tanis Judique — Babbitt character guide > Tanis Judique in Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Mrs. Judique, Tanis **First appearance:** 0130-chapter-xxvii ## Snapshot A quick, quiet widow whose phone calls and careful letters pull George Babbitt into the very complications he keeps vowing to cut out. ## Who they are Tanis Judique enters Babbitt's life as the sympathetic, faintly bohemian woman who seems to understand the restless man Myra no longer reaches. She is patient and strategic in her loneliness: a note on refined stationery, a message left with Miss McGoun, a soft insistence that she is ambitious for him. Her neediness both flatters and entraps Babbitt, and the tug between wanting her and resenting the demand she makes on him becomes the engine of his middle-book rebellion. ## Relationships ### [George F. Babbitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/characters/george_f_babbitt) _romantic_ George's mistress, with whom he has a passionate affair that allows him to rebel against his conventional life, but which ultimately leads to guilt and social pressure. ### [George F. Babbitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/characters/george_f_babbitt) _romantic_ George's mistress, with whom he has a passionate affair that allows him to rebel against his conventional life, but which ultimately leads to guilt and social pressure. ### [George F. Babbitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/characters/george_f_babbitt) _romantic_ George's mistress, with whom he has a passionate affair that allows him to rebel against his conventional life, but which ultimately leads to guilt and social pressure. ## In the story ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxiv) A widow who visits Babbitt's office to rent an apartment; she is attractive and cultured, and Babbitt is drawn to her. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii) A widow seeking a charming apartment; she engages in playful conversation with Babbitt. ### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxviii) Hosts Babbitt, encourages his confidences, and shares an intimate evening. ### [Chapter XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxix) Babbitt's mistress; hosts parties for the Bunch, receives a silver cigarette-box from Babbitt at Christmas, and becomes increasingly demanding of his attention. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i) Her friendship fortifies Babbitt's self-approval. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii) Babbitt's lover; she is discreet in public but passionate in private, and Babbitt is drawn to her exoticism and independence. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iii) Hosts the Bunch; Babbitt sees her as both alluring and middle-aged, with wrinkles and slack flesh, yet he remains infatuated and buys a yellow tie to impress her. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iv) Babbitt's companion in dissipation; she hints at wanting to be introduced to his friends and is seen with him at the Hotel Thornleigh. ### [Chapter XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxx) Babbitt's romantic interest; he longs to see her but is prevented by Myra's presence. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i) Tanis is referenced as the woman Babbitt wants to call but cannot due to his wife's presence, highlighting his secret entanglement. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii) Babbitt idealizes her as a radiant fire-spirit in contrast to Myra. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iv) Not present in this chapter. ### [Chapter XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxxi) Babbitt's mistress, who tries to maintain the relationship but is eventually pushed away as Babbitt asserts his freedom. ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i) Tanis phones and writes to Babbitt, expressing loneliness and pressuring him to visit, which he both resents and is tempted by. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii) Hosts Babbitt in a cheerful mood but becomes emotionally needy; discusses her troubles with Carrie and her mother; is hurt by Babbitt's withdrawal. ### [Chapter XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxxii) Babbitt longs for her after cutting ties, feeling her absence acutely in his isolation. ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as the woman Babbitt visited; source of the marital conflict. ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iv) Babbitt considers calling her for sympathy but fails to follow through. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/characters/tanis_judique - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/characters