# Octavia Beaupree — Short Fiction character guide

> Octavia Beaupree in Short Fiction by O. Henry.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Octavia, Mrs. Octavia Beaupree, Tave, Mrs. Beaupree

**First appearance:** 0000-lord-oakhurst-s-curse

## Snapshot

A dark-haired, white-gowned wife whose joyful scream at news of a new cook reveals the household Hartley must rearrange before he can bring Vivienne home.

## Who they are

Octavia meets Hartley at the gate of the Floralhurst cottage and half-strangles him in greeting, then erupts with delight that Vivienne is coming to cook for them. Her easy, petted warmth — and her instant instruction to discharge the drunken Héloise — exposes the domestic machinery beneath Hartley's romantic plans. She matters because she is the obstacle he didn't mention when he promised Vivienne everything.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_romantic_

Octavia Beaupree is a romantic interest for the narrator, with interactions suggesting flirtation or emotional tension.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_romantic_

Octavia Beaupree is a romantic interest for the narrator, with interactions suggesting flirtation or emotional tension.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_romantic_

Octavia Beaupree is a romantic interest for the narrator, with interactions suggesting flirtation or emotional tension.

## In the story

### [Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/madame-bo-peep-of-the-ranches)

The protagonist, a young widow who loses her inheritance and takes over a Texas sheep ranch, grappling with pride, loneliness, and unresolved feelings for Teddy.

### [One Thousand Dollars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/one-thousand-dollars)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Rathskeller and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-rathskeller-and-the-rose)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Making of a New Yorker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-making-of-a-new-yorker)

Not present in this chapter.

### [An Adjustment of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/an-adjustment-of-nature)

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Handbook of Hymen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/the-handbook-of-hymen)

Not present in this chapter.

### [Calloway's Code](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/calloway-s-code)

Not directly present; the story focuses on the Enterprise staff.

### [Proof of the Pudding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/proof-of-the-pudding)

Not present in this chapter.

### [No Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/no-story)

Not present in this chapter.

### [A Poor Rule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_41_se/chapters/a-poor-rule)

Not present in this chapter.

## Links

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