# Mrs. Bidlake — Point Counter Point character guide

> Mrs. Bidlake in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bidlake

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

John Bidlake's wife and Walter's mother.

## Relationships

### [Lady Edward Tantamount](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/lady_edward_tantamount)

_social_

Lady Edward and Mrs. Bidlake are elderly society matrons who maintain a polite, superficial acquaintance through shared social circles.

### [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles)

_social_

Elinor and Mrs. Bidlake are polite acquaintances connected through family and social circles, with no deep emotional bond.

### [Lady Edward Tantamount](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/lady_edward_tantamount)

_social_

Lady Edward and Mrs. Bidlake are elderly society matrons who maintain a polite, superficial acquaintance through shared social circles.

### [Lady Edward Tantamount](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/lady_edward_tantamount)

_social_

Lady Edward and Mrs. Bidlake are elderly society matrons who maintain a polite, superficial acquaintance through shared social circles.

### [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles)

_social_

Elinor and Mrs. Bidlake are polite acquaintances connected through family and social circles, with no deep emotional bond.

### [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles)

_social_

Elinor and Mrs. Bidlake are polite acquaintances connected through family and social circles, with no deep emotional bond.

## In the story

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

Weeds her garden while lost in a vague meditation on Pinturicchio, eternity, and God; calls her Pekingese T'ang.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xix)

Remains detached and philosophical during the commotion, discussing Buddhism and referring to the turmoil as 'Maya' or eternal illusion.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/point_counter_point_se/chapters/xxxv)

Observes John painting, repeats her own name meditatively, and later tends to the household.

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