# Mamzelle Adélaïde — Short Fiction character guide

> Mamzelle Adélaïde in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0060-regret

## Who they are

An elderly spinster who regrets a lost love.

## In the story

### [Polydore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/polydore)

Polydore's godmother who cares for him; falls ill after fetching the doctor for his supposed ailment, but forgives him after his confession.

### [Nég Créole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/n-g-cr-ole)

An impoverished old woman living in la maison grise, once known as Mademoiselle de Montallaine and christened Aglaé Boisduré. She is visited by Chicot, who brings her food, and she complains bitterly about her ailments and neighbors.

## Links

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