# Adèle — Germinie Lacerteux character guide

> Adèle in Germinie Lacerteux by Edmond de Goncourt.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

Another servant in the household, a colleague of Germinie.

## Relationships

### [Germinie Lacerteux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/germinie_lacerteux)

_friendship_

Adèle is Germinie's close friend and confidante, sharing her secrets and supporting her through hardships.

### [Madame Jupillon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/madame_jupillon)

_rivalry_

Adèle dislikes Madame Jupillon, seeing her as a manipulative figure who harms Germinie.

### [Germinie Lacerteux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/germinie_lacerteux)

_friendship_

Adèle is Germinie's close friend and confidante, sharing her secrets and supporting her through hardships.

### [Germinie Lacerteux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/germinie_lacerteux)

_friendship_

Adèle is Germinie's close friend and confidante, sharing her secrets and supporting her through hardships.

### [Madame Jupillon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/madame_jupillon)

_rivalry_

Adèle dislikes Madame Jupillon, seeing her as a manipulative figure who harms Germinie.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/ix)

Adèle is a maid from Luxembourg who flirts with young Jupillon, provoking Germinie's jealousy.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xiv)

Adèle gossips about Mademoiselle's infatuation with Jupillon, drinks absinthe, and manipulates Germinie into writing a love letter.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xvii)

Mentioned as having previously spoken about Germinie at the fruit woman's shop.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xx)

Assists Germinie by providing rouge and calling a cab, and is sworn to secrecy about Germinie's departure.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxii)

Hands Germinie a letter in the evening.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxiii)

Hands Germinie the letter containing news of her daughter's death.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxv)

Adèle is at the creamery with other maids, drinking and teasing Germinie.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Adèle drinks with Germinie and takes a base delight in seeing her descend to the same level.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Hears Germinie's groans, fetches a locksmith and midwife to save her.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxxv)

Mentioned as a contrast to Germinie, possessing a vulgar, brutish nature that avoids remorse.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Germinie asks Adèle for a loan, but Adèle has no money to lend.

### [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xlviii)

Adèle invites Germinie to the outing and comments on her unusual silence.

### [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/l)

Relays gossip to Germinie about the cook's husband accusing her of theft, fueling Germinie's terror.

### [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/lviii)

Mademoiselle instructs Germinie to give a note to Adèle to summon the concierge.

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