# Mabel — Short Fiction character guide

> Mabel in Short Fiction by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mab, Miss Mab

**First appearance:** 0015-the-mistletoe-bough

## Who they are

A young woman in a romantic subplot.

## In the story

### [The Château of Prince Polignac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/the-ch-teau-of-prince-polignac)

Referred to as Mimmy, Mrs. Thompson's younger daughter, who enjoys figs from M. Lacordaire.

### [What Maurice Archer Said About Christmas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/i-what-maurice-archer-said-about-christmas)

Isabel's younger sister, cheerful and eager to involve Maurice in the church decorations.

### [II: Kirkby Cliffe Church](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/ii-kirkby-cliffe-church)

Assists with the church decorations and laughs cheerfully, contrasting with Isabel's mood.

### [III: Showing How Isabel Lownd Told a Lie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/iii-showing-how-isabel-lownd-told-a-lie)

Isabel's sister; half-asleep when Isabel visits her on Christmas morning.

### [Showing How Isabel Lownd Repented Her Fault](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_4_se/chapters/iv-showing-how-isabel-lownd-repented-her-fault)

Isabel's younger sister; tells the story of the Mucklewort dinner, promotes the evening games, and discovers Isabel and Maurice together in the study.

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