Notre-Dame de Paris · Character
Goody Falourdel
An old woman who rents a room to Phoebus and Esmeralda.
minor
Also known as old Falourdel
First appearance: viii the utility of windows which open on the river
Goody Falourdel shows up with force in VII: The Mysterious Monk. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The old crone who keeps the house on the Pont Saint-Michel; she lets Phoebus and the stranger into the Sainte-Marthe chamber.
Goody Falourdel first appears in 0044 viii the utility of windows which open on the river.
In VII: The Mysterious Monk: The old crone who keeps the house on the Pont Saint-Michel; she lets Phoebus and the stranger into the Sainte-Marthe chamber.
Later, in The Crown Changed Into a Dry Leaf: La Falourdel testifies about the night she rented her room to a black-clad man and a handsome officer with a young girl and a goat.
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