# Madame Valmondé — Short Fiction character guide

> Madame Valmondé in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Valmondé

**First appearance:** 0036-d-sir-e-s-baby

## Who they are

A kind woman who adopts a foundling child.

## In the story

### [Désirée’s Baby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/d-sir-e-s-baby)

Désirée's adoptive mother, who visits L’Abri and notices the baby's changed appearance, later urging Désirée to return home.

### [The Dream of an Hour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/the-dream-of-an-hour)

Not directly present; no character by this name appears in the excerpt.

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