Flight · Character

Hilda Adams

A girl with wide, placid black eyes whose instant kinship with Mimi becomes the one friendship in which neither has to perform.

supporting

Also known as Hilda

First appearance: i

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Hilda meets Mimi at a social gathering and they form an instant, intense friendship.

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Across Mrs. Hunter's crowded parlor, Hilda and Mimi lock eyes and something wordless passes between them — a recognition that outlasts the gossip swirling around Hilda's mother. She whispers the room's secrets to Mimi with a conspirator's delight, skewering the condescending hostess with a single line about a battleship trying to be cute. Her mother's ostracism shadows her, but Hilda moves through it with a calm that Mimi envies and loves. She is the friendship that teaches Mimi what intimacy without pretense feels like.

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Character Web

11 connections

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Relationship types

Friendship
Other

Character groups

Daquin Family Circle
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Mimi Daquin
friendship · positive
Hilda is Mimi's close friend and confidante, often offering advice and support. How this plays out →
Carl Hunter
friendship · positive
Mrs. Daquin
friendship · positive
Mimi Daquin
friendship · positive
Hilda is Mimi's close friend and confidante, often offering advice and support. How this plays out →
Mrs. Daquin
friendship · positive
Carl Hunter
friendship · positive
Mrs. Daquin
friendship · positive
Mimi Daquin
friendship · positive
Hilda is Mimi's close friend and confidante, often offering advice and support. How this plays out →
Carl Hunter
friendship · positive

Mimi Daquin
Hilda is Mimi's close friend and confidante, often offering advice and support.
Carl Hunter
Carl and Hilda share a friendly rapport, with Hilda sometimes mediating between Carl and Mimi.
Mrs. Daquin
Hilda is friendly with Mrs. Daquin, often relaying information about Mimi's activities.
Mimi Daquin
Hilda is Mimi's close friend and confidante, often offering advice and support.
Mrs. Daquin
Hilda is friendly with Mrs. Daquin, often relaying information about Mimi's activities.
Carl Hunter
Carl and Hilda share a friendly rapport, with Hilda sometimes mediating between Carl and Mimi.
Mrs. Daquin
Hilda is friendly with Mrs. Daquin, often relaying information about Mimi's activities.
Mimi Daquin
Hilda is Mimi's close friend and confidante, often offering advice and support.
Carl Hunter
Carl and Hilda share a friendly rapport, with Hilda sometimes mediating between Carl and Mimi.

Relationship notes

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In the story

Hilda Adams appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

IV
Hilda meets Mimi at a social gathering and they form an instant, intense friendship. She shares gossip about the other women, including Mrs. Watkins's jealousy of her mother.
V
Introduces Mimi to Carl and defends him, expressing her unrequited love for him.
VI
Feels jealousy and bitterness as Carl shows interest in Mimi, realizing he will never care for her.
VIII
Mimi's friend whose affection for Carl prompts Mimi's sacrifice.
IX
Hilda waits in vain for Carl's interest, experiencing hope, despair, and self-castigation. She suspects Mimi of not keeping her promise, but later regrets her distrust.
Chapter X
Shows compassion and support for Mimi, having found peace in resignation regarding Carl.
Chapter XI
Attends to Mimi after she faints, conveying her father's orders and helping with arrangements.

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