# Adelaide Palliser — Phineas Redux character guide > Adelaide Palliser in Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Adelaide, Palliser, Miss Palliser, Miss Adelaide Palliser **First appearance:** 0017-xviii-spooner-of-spoon-hall ## Snapshot A young lady of fortune and composure, she is pursued by suitors she does not want while the man she might want stays maddeningly absent. ## Who they are Adelaide Palliser arrives at Harrington Hall as a guest whose eligibility turns the house into a quiet battlefield, with the red-faced Mr. Spooner hovering and scheming for a private word. She is not vain but she is difficult to manage, watching the household's odd tensions with a half-formed suspicion that they concern her, and slipping off to the village to escape a proposal she has not been given. Her presence forces the question of what a woman with money and sense may choose for herself. ## Relationships ### [Gerard Maule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/gerard_maule) _romantic_ Adelaide and Gerard are lovers, with a romantic relationship marked by obstacles and eventual engagement, driven by deep affection. ### [Lady Laura Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_laura_kennedy) _social_ Adelaide and Laura are acquaintances within the same social set, with Laura occasionally acting as a confidante or advisor to Adelaide. ### [Gerard Maule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/gerard_maule) _romantic_ Adelaide and Gerard are lovers, with a romantic relationship marked by obstacles and eventual engagement, driven by deep affection. ### [Lady Laura Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_laura_kennedy) _social_ Adelaide and Laura are acquaintances within the same social set, with Laura occasionally acting as a confidante or advisor to Adelaide. ### [Lady Laura Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/lady_laura_kennedy) _social_ Adelaide and Laura are acquaintances within the same social set, with Laura occasionally acting as a confidante or advisor to Adelaide. ### [Gerard Maule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/gerard_maule) _romantic_ Adelaide and Gerard are lovers, with a romantic relationship marked by obstacles and eventual engagement, driven by deep affection. ## In the story ### [Harrington Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/ii-harrington-hall) Introduced as Lady Chiltern's friend; rides to hounds, talks Italian, and is engaged in a complicated romantic situation. ### [Gerard Maule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/iii-gerard-maule) Present at Harrington Hall; the object of Gerard Maule's affections, with a small fortune of four thousand pounds. ### [Coming Home from Hunting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/vii-coming-home-from-hunting) Rides home with Lord Chiltern after hunting, discusses Gerard Maule's character and her views on love, and shows knowledge of hunting affairs. ### [XIV: Trumpeton Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xiv-trumpeton-wood) Guest at Harrington Hall, niece of the Duke of Omnium, but claims no connection to her relatives; comments on Phineas Finn. ### [Copperhouse Cross and Broughton Spinnies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xvi-copperhouse-cross-and-broughton-spinnies) Sits next to Gerard Maule in the carriage. ### [Spooner of Spoon Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xviii-spooner-of-spoon-hall) A tall, fair, well-born young woman with no special loveliness of face but considered a beauty; she is the object of Mr. Spooner's romantic interest and is in a tentative relationship with Gerard Maule. ### [Something Out of the Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xix-something-out-of-the-way) Unaware of Mr. Spooner's intentions until the proposal; rejects him firmly, viewing him as socially inferior. ### [Mr. Maule, Senior](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xxi-mr-maule-senior) Gerard's intended bride, who has no fortune; her name is mentioned but she does not appear. ### [The Spooner Correspondence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xxix-the-spooner-correspondence) Engaged to Gerard Maule; receives a proposal letter from Mr. Spooner and rejects it. ### [I Hope I'm Not Distrusted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xli-i-hope-i-m-not-distrusted) Feels uneasy and uncertain about the engagement; writes to Gerard expressing her need for clarity and commitment. ### [Boulogne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/xlii-boulogne) Hurt by Gerard's talk of poverty and Boulogne, she offers to end the engagement. She is caught between Gerard and Lord Chiltern's conflict. ### [None but the Brave Deserve the Fair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/liii-none-but-the-brave-deserve-the-fair) Found alone at Harrington Hall; firmly rejects Tom Spooner's advances, asserting her own feelings will not change. ### [The Duke's First Cousin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/lxix-the-duke-s-first-cousin) Suffering from her quarrel with Gerard Maule; she regrets dismissing him and wishes to be reconciled. ### [At Matching](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/lxxiv-at-matching) Dines with Phineas, discusses Lady Laura Kennedy's unhappiness, and is flustered by the Duchess's matchmaking with Gerard Maule. ### [Madame Goesler's Legacy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/lxxvi-madame-goesler-s-legacy) Receives the legacy from Madame Goesler, reconciles with Gerard, and agrees to marry him. ### [LXXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/chapters/lxxx-conclusion) Marries Gerard Maule with great glory at Matching, bringing a considerable fortune. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters/adelaide_palliser - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/phineas_redux_se/characters