# Mrs. Monnerie — Memoirs of a Midget character guide > Mrs. Monnerie in Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** the honourable Mrs. Monnerie, Monnerie **First appearance:** 0007-iii ## Snapshot The honourable Mrs. Monnerie — ample, mauve-cheeked, and complacently cruel — who collects the narrator as a curiosity and calls it kindness. ## Who they are She speaks of the narrator as a 'toadlet' and a 'feast of mercies' in the same breath, parading her through palisaded gardens while her nephew Percy yawns and her dog Cherry sneers. Her drowsy vigilance and long-handled parasol conceal a will that arranges other people's lives for its own amusement. She is the book's great portrait of fashionable condescension, and the narrator's years under her shadow test whether a small person can ever be more than a spectacle. ## In the story ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxiv) Mrs. Monnerie dominates the gathering, questioning the narrator about her poem and health, and proposing sea-bathing and a visit. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxv) Described as extremely arrogant but having singled out the narrator; the narrator copes with her influence and questions her character. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxvii) Arranges the holiday to Lyme Regis for the narrator and Mrs. Bowater through a tactful letter. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxix) Invites the narrator to stay in her London house; arranges luxurious travel and lodgings. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxxii) Hostess who transported Miss M. into high society; her townhouse is now Miss M.'s home. ### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxxiii) Brings up Mr. Crimble's death at luncheon with detached amusement, comparing it to Greek tragedy; continues her manipulative probing. ### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxxiv) Miss M.'s patroness, who treats her as a 'fancier' would a curiosity, taking her to various entertainments and testing her mind and manners. ### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxxvii) The narrator's hostess in London, who is amused by the narrator's social pretensions. ### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxxviii) Receives Fanny with interest, engages in a duel of intuitions with her, and agrees to consider Fanny as a governess. ### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xxxix) Mrs. Monnerie is in a pensive, dreamy state, but later offers Fanny a position as a morning governess and companion, showing her influence and hidden depth. ### [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xli) Mrs. Monnerie hosts the luncheon and praises the narrator's performance, calling her a 'friendly and docile little creature'. ### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xlii) Gazes at Percy with drowsy vigilance; enjoys intelligence as well as beauty; had promised to present the narrator at Court. ### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xliii) The hostess who orchestrates the elaborate birthday banquet and a cruel joke involving nightingale tongues. ### [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xliv) Mrs. Monnerie confronts the narrator after the incident, showing a mix of concern and veiled threat, and arranges her exile to Croomham. ### [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xlviii) Mentioned as asking about the narrator's sanity; Fanny plans to use her for social climbing. ### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/xlix) Mrs. Monnerie is in good spirits, teasing the narrator about the Spanish Princess. She insists the narrator attend the circus but grows angry when the narrator refuses. ### [Wanderslore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/wanderslore) Mrs. Monnerie is present at Wanderslore, contributing to the social dynamics and theatrical atmosphere. ### [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/l) Mrs. Monnerie angrily dismisses the narrator, prompting the flight. ### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/li) Mrs. Monnerie is mentioned as a potential source of protection or leverage in the narrator's argument with Mr. Anon. ### [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/lii) Mrs. Monnerie visits the booth, expresses disgust at the narrator's disguise, and leaves angrily after a tense exchange. ### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/lv) Quoted as having said that the narrator's tale is 'once more to have drifted into being on show again—in a book.' ### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/chapters/endnotes) The recipient of the narrator's substitute motto. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/characters/mrs_monnerie - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_midget_se/characters