Beauvallet · Character

Doña Beatrice de Carvalho

Dominica's worldly Portuguese aunt, silk-clad and sharp-eyed, who sees through every romance and still refuses to be scandalized by it.

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Also known as Beatrice, Doña Beatrice

First appearance: ii

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Doña Beatrice is a calm, cynical manipulator who advises Dominica to practice religious hypocrisy and controls her husband and son.

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Doña Beatrice de Carvalho presides over Madrid society with an imperturbable smile, arranging her niece's marriage and observing the scandal of El Beauvallet with more amusement than alarm. She is no fool: she reads the danger of the Inquisition clearly and moves to spirit Dominica out of Madrid before suspicion hardens. Her tolerant, calculating affection for her niece makes her the one adult in the Spanish chapters who can be trusted to see the truth — and to act on it.

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Chapter X
Doña Beatrice is a calm, cynical manipulator who advises Dominica to practice religious hypocrisy and controls her husband and son.
Chapter XI
Manipulatively allows Dominica to dance with Beauvallet, believing it will secure her compliance later.
XII
Visits Dominica after the ball, discusses the evening and plans to move north to Vasconosa; shows calm determination regarding Dominica's marriage.
XIII
Amused by Sir Nicholas's gallantry and aware of Dominica's schemes, she facilitates the journey to Vasconosa.
XIV
Dismisses Diego's suspicions about Dominica and the Chevalier, but worries about Tobar's arrival.
Chapter XV
Amused by the situation, respects Beauvallet's courage, and plans to send Dominica to Vasconosa to avoid Inquisition scrutiny.
XVII
Reluctantly decides they should leave Madrid on Saturday, and observes her son's departure with narrowed eyes.
XX
Organizes the hasty journey, observes the attack calmly, and deduces her son Don Diego is behind the capture.
XXI
Mentioned as Dominica's aunt, suspected by Dominica of being involved in the plot.
XXII
Confronted by Sir Nicholas, she is gagged, bound, and carried off into the spinney to prevent her from aiding the King's men.

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