# Camilla French — He Knew He Was Right character guide > Camilla French in He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Miss French, Camilla, Miss Camilla, Miss Camilla French, Cammy, the French **First appearance:** 0034-xxxv-mr-gibson-s-good-fortune ## Snapshot A fierce, theatrical Exeter daughter who hurls herself at the timid clergyman Mr. Gibson, turning a courtship into a public siege. ## Who they are Camilla French is one of Mrs. French's marriageable daughters at Heavitree, and she pursues the vacillating Mr. Gibson with a determination that scandalises Exeter. When he tries to withdraw his offer, she storms his lodgings, threatens to tear his gown and stab her own sister rather than lose him, and reduces the poor man to hiding his face in his hands. Her ferocity is both ridiculous and oddly magnificent, and it drives the comic subplot that shadows the novel's darker marital tragedy. ## Relationships ### [Mr. Gibson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/characters/mr_gibson) _romantic_ Camilla is infatuated with Mr. Gibson and aggressively pursues him, creating a comedic and tense dynamic. ### [Mr. Gibson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/characters/mr_gibson) _romantic_ Camilla is infatuated with Mr. Gibson and aggressively pursues him, creating a comedic and tense dynamic. ### [Mr. Gibson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/characters/mr_gibson) _romantic_ Camilla is infatuated with Mr. Gibson and aggressively pursues him, creating a comedic and tense dynamic. ## In the story ### [What They Said About It in the Close](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/xv-what-they-said-about-it-in-the-close) Eagerly gossips about Mrs. Trevelyan, insinuating scandal and whispering Colonel Osborne's name to Mr. Gibson. ### [Miss Stanbury's Wrath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/xxxvi-miss-stanbury-s-wrath) Mentioned as having been in the ascendant in Mr. Gibson's affections for the last two years, but he now turns away from her. ### [Brooke Burgess Takes Leave of Exeter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/xliv-brooke-burgess-takes-leave-of-exeter) Speaks openly about the quarrel between Mr. Gibson and Miss Stanbury, defending Mr. Gibson and hinting at the Frenches' romantic interests. ### [About Fishing, and Navigation, and Headdresses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/xlvii-about-fishing-and-navigation-and-headdresses) Spreads the rumor that Mr. Gibson never proposed to Dorothy; she speaks of him as though he belongs to Arabella. ### [Mr. Gibson Is Punished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/xlviii-mr-gibson-is-punished) Publicly asserts that Mr. Gibson authorized her to deny any proposal to Dorothy, provoking Miss Stanbury's confrontation. ### [Camilla Triumphant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/l-camilla-triumphant) Accepts Mr. Gibson's proposal triumphantly, defends her engagement against Arabella's accusations, and begins pressing for a fixed wedding date. ### [Mr. Gibson's Threat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/liv-mr-gibson-s-threat) Reported by her mother to be pining and jealous of Mr. Gibson's visits to the Close; threatens to make a row. ### [Mysterious Agencies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/lxv-mysterious-agencies) Furious at the postponement, confronts Mr. Gibson, and later tries to reconcile with him. ### [Of a Quarter of Lamb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/lxvi-of-a-quarter-of-lamb) Her marriage to Mr. Gibson has been postponed; she has been buying household items, but rumors suggest the match may be broken off. ### [The Lioness Aroused](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/lxxiv-the-lioness-aroused) Furious and betrayed upon learning of Mr. Gibson's letter breaking their engagement; threatens to set Exeter on fire and confronts her sister and mother. ### [Mrs. French’s Carving Knife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/lxxxii-mrs-french-s-carving-knife) Confronts Mr. Gibson with violent threats and is discovered to have hidden a carving knife, raising fears of a tragedy. ### [LXXXIII: Bella Victrix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/chapters/lxxxiii-bella-victrix) Threatens violence and refuses to leave, but is ultimately forced to go to Gloucester, surrendering her trousseau to Bella. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/characters/camilla_french - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/he_knew_he_was_right_se/characters