# Madame Collins — Payment Deferred character guide

> Madame Collins in Payment Deferred by C. S. Forester.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** X Madame Collins

**First appearance:** 0004-v

## Who they are

A mysterious woman connected to Collins.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/viii)

Introduced as a French woman who admires the new furniture and speaks to Mr. Marble.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as a great friend of the family and as having compared the Marbles' furniture to the Louvre.

### [The Intrigue of Madame Collins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/x)

A cunning dressmaker who manipulates Mr. Marble, seeking money and escape from her drab suburban life.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/xi)

Frustrated by slow financial gains, tries to charm Mrs. Marble but is resented; continues to visit and occasionally sees Mr. Marble.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/xiii)

Blackmails Mr. Marble for £300; threatens to reveal their affair; leaves for France.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/xiv)

Sends a cruel, bitter letter from Rouen demanding more money, triggering Marble's relapse.

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/payment_deferred_se/chapters/xv)

Referred to in the letter Annie reads; her affair with Marble is a source of Annie's despair.

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