# Madame Paradon — Short Fiction character guide

> Madame Paradon in Short Fiction by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madame

**First appearance:** 0078-carmilla

## Who they are

A governess in the Carmilla story.

## In the story

### [III: We Compare Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/iii-we-compare-notes)

Also present as Madame Perrodon; she tends to Carmilla and shares her favorable impressions of the stranger.

### [VII: Descending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/vii-descending)

Companion to the narrator; listens to her fears and appears anxious about the haunted walk story.

### [XIV: The Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_31_se/chapters/xiv-the-meeting)

Arrives after the attack and questions Laura about Carmilla's whereabouts.

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