# Ruth Chalice — Of Human Bondage character guide

> Ruth Chalice in Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Chalice, Chalice

**First appearance:** 0028-xxix

## Who they are

A bohemian art student in Paris who models for painters.

## In the story

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xliii)

Ruth Chalice is slandered by Fanny Price as promiscuous and dirty.

### [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xlvii)

Ruth Chalice is revealed to be Lawson's lover; Philip sees her differently now, noting her feminine qualities but also her physical imperfections.

### [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xlviii)

Miss Chalice sits for Lawson and also agrees to sit for Philip, offering advice on painting.

### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/xlix)

Attends Fanny Price's funeral out of kindness.

### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/li)

Philip shows Foinet the two portraits he painted of her.

### [LXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/of_human_bondage_se/chapters/lxv)

Mentioned as having left Lawson for a young student; Lawson used her as a model for portraits.

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