# Louise Adet — Lord Tony’s Wife character guide

> Louise Adet in Lord Tony’s Wife by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** citizeness Adet, Louise

**First appearance:** 0059-i-the-tiger-s-lair

## Who they are

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

## In the story

### [Lord Tony's Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/lord-tony-s-wife)

Imprisons Yvonne after the trap is sprung.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/i)

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

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

Pierre's sister; mentioned as crying over her sweetheart Antoine Melun's condemnation.

### [Book II: Nantes, December, 1793](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/book-ii-nantes-december-1793)

Yvonne's captor, acting under orders.

### [II: Le Bouffay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/iii)

Referenced as Martin-Roget's sister and Yvonne's gaoler, motivated by hatred of the Kernogans.

### [III: The Fowlers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/i)

The house occupied by the citizeness Adet is the destination of the two men.

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

Martin-Roget's sister, who opens the door and admits the men, speaking in a weary and querulous voice.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/v-the-message-of-hope)

Yvonne's cruel jailer, who supervises her and provides stale bread.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/i)

Louise Adet watches Yvonne like a serpent, subjecting her to untold misery and hatred.

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

Her shuffling footsteps are contrasted with the stealthy messenger's; she is the jailer who brings stale bread.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_tony_s_wife_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as the owner of the house; Yvonne fears her heavy footstep.

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

Yvonne reflects on being safely out of Louise Adet's vengeful clutches.

## Links

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