# Cousin — Germinie Lacerteux character guide

> Cousin in Germinie Lacerteux by Edmond de Goncourt.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0022-xx

## Who they are

A relative of one of the main characters, mentioned briefly.

## Relationships

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

_family_

Cousin is a relative who occasionally interacts with Germinie, but their bond is weak and marked by indifference.

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

_social_

Cousin and Madame Jupillon are mere acquaintances, connected only through Germinie's orbit.

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

_social_

Cousin and Madame Jupillon are mere acquaintances, connected only through Germinie's orbit.

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

_family_

Cousin is a relative who occasionally interacts with Germinie, but their bond is weak and marked by indifference.

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

_social_

Cousin and Madame Jupillon are mere acquaintances, connected only through Germinie's orbit.

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

_family_

Cousin is a relative who occasionally interacts with Germinie, but their bond is weak and marked by indifference.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/ii)

Referred to as 'the chick,' a young friend recently married whose child Mademoiselle dotes on; she later dies of consumption.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/iv)

The young priest who serves as Germinie's confessor; he initially provides compassionate guidance but eventually recognizes her misplaced adoration and sends her to another confessor.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/vi)

Germinie's sister the dressmaker, who takes the niece to Africa and later dies there.

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xl)

Jupillon's cousin who is at home in his apartment and turns Germinie away.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/xlv)

Appears as a figure in Germinie's coffee-ground vision, associated with a cross symbolizing death.

### [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/lvii)

The woman Germinie hates; she is inside with Jupillon, singing and laughing.

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