Lord Tony’s Wife · Character

Louise Adet

Pierre Adet's daughter, a gentle young woman whose loyalties are torn between her father's revolutionary fervour and the innocent lives it threatens.

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Also known as citizeness Adet, Louise

As a supporting figure in Lord Tony’s Wife, Louise Adet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Imprisons Yvonne after the trap is sprung.

Louise Adet first appears in 0059 i the tiger s lair.

In Lord Tony's Wife: Imprisons Yvonne after the trap is sprung.

Later, in I: Pierre's sister, betrothed to Antoine Melun, though she does not appear directly in the action.

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In this chapter, Yvonne reaches her emotional and psychological nadir as her hope—the last force sustaining he…

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Lord Tony's Wife
Imprisons Yvonne after the trap is sprung.
I
Pierre's sister, betrothed to Antoine Melun, though she does not appear directly in the action.
II
Pierre's sister; mentioned as crying over her sweetheart Antoine Melun's condemnation.
Book II: Nantes, December, 1793
Yvonne's captor, acting under orders.
II: Le Bouffay
Mentioned as Martin-Roget's sister, who is guarding Yvonne; she is described as a bitter gaoler due to her own suffering at the hands of the Kernogans.
III
Referenced as Martin-Roget's sister and Yvonne's gaoler, motivated by hatred of the Kernogans.
III: The Fowlers
Silent and sullen, she shares the family's hatred of the Kernogans and listens to the plot, showing her own desire for revenge.
I
The house occupied by the citizeness Adet is the destination of the two men.
II
Martin-Roget's sister, who opens the door and admits the men, speaking in a weary and querulous voice.
IV
Silent and sullen, she shares the family's hatred for the Kernogans and listens intently to the revenge plot, her face showing sinister satisfaction.
V: The Message of Hope
Yvonne's cruel jailer, who supervises her and provides stale bread.
I
Louise Adet watches Yvonne like a serpent, subjecting her to untold misery and hatred.
II
Her shuffling footsteps are contrasted with the stealthy messenger's; she is the jailer who brings stale bread.
III
Mentioned as the owner of the house; Yvonne fears her heavy footstep.
IV
Yvonne reflects on being safely out of Louise Adet's vengeful clutches.

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