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Madame Belhomme

A kind-hearted woman who shelters Jeanne Lange during the chaos.

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Also known as Belhomme, worthy Madame Belhomme

First appearance: part i iv mademoiselle lange

Madame Belhomme shows up with force in What Love Can Do. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Panics when soldiers arrive, but is calmed and directed by Jeanne to open the door and delay the soldiers.
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Madame Belhomme first appears in 0005 part i iv mademoiselle lange.

In What Love Can Do: Panics when soldiers arrive, but is calmed and directed by Jeanne to open the door and delay the soldiers.

Later, in Then Everything Was Dark: Jeanne's landlady; arrested alongside Jeanne the previous evening.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Madame Belhomme in part i iv mademoiselle lange
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