Beauvallet · Character

Don Diego de Carvalho

Dominica's vain Portuguese cousin, who means to marry her and cannot bear that a pirate has caught her eye first.

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Also known as Diego de Carvalho, Don Diego, Carvalho

First appearance: ii

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Don Diego is frustrated by Dominica's coldness and threatens to treat her more harshly; he is eager to secure her as his bride.

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Don Diego de Carvalho dresses in white to match his cousin, presses roses on her, and hovers at her elbow with possessive fury, convinced that the Chevalier de Guise is no Frenchman at all. His jealousy sharpens into open accusation, and it is his reckless charge of heresy that threatens to drag Dominica before the Inquisition. Petty, proud, and dangerous in his wounded vanity, he is the domestic menace that makes Beauvallet's Spanish adventure so perilous.

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Chapter X
Don Diego is frustrated by Dominica's coldness and threatens to treat her more harshly; he is eager to secure her as his bride.
Chapter XI
Jealous of Beauvallet's attention to Dominica, he confronts him and later complains to his mother about her encouragement.
XII
Mentioned as jealous and hot-tempered; Dominica hates him and refuses to wed him; he delays the move to Vasconosa due to engagements.
XIII
Grows increasingly jealous and confrontational toward Sir Nicholas, pressing his suit for Dominica.
XIV
Accompanies Dominica to the party, watches her jealously, and eventually accuses her of being Beauvallet's lover.
Chapter XV
Furious and fearful, accuses Beauvallet of witchcraft and urges his mother to hasten Dominica's departure.
XVII
Leaves Madrid a day ahead of his mother and cousin, heading to Vasconosa, arousing Joshua's suspicion.
XX
Implied to have orchestrated the masked attack to capture Dominica, though not present in the chapter.
XXI
The abductor, who attempts to force Dominica into marriage, revealing his obsessive love and ruthless methods.
XXII
Mentioned as the knave who has taken Dominica to the hunting lodge; Sir Nicholas vows to rid the earth of him.
XXIII
Confronts Beauvallet in the hall, fights a sword duel, and is outmatched.

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