# Madame Dufour — Short Fiction character guide

> Madame Dufour in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madame

**First appearance:** 0056-a-country-excursion

## Who they are

A mother who takes her family on a country excursion where her daughter is seduced.

## In the story

### [A Country Excursion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/a-country-excursion)

The stout, flirtatious mother who enjoys the outing and has a discreet romantic moment with one of the boatmen.

### [Practical Jokes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/practical-jokes)

The elderly, unpleasant woman from Amiens who is the target of the narrator's revenge prank; she suffers a terrifying explosion from the phosphide of lime and is left with a lasting fear of internal fire.

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