# Jeanne de Vionnet — The Ambassadors character guide

> Jeanne de Vionnet in The Ambassadors by Henry James.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jeanne, Little Jeanne, Miss Jeanne

**First appearance:** 0010-i

## Who they are

Madame de Vionnet's young daughter, a sheltered, luminous girl whose freshness stirs both Strether's admiration and Little Bilham's hopeless longing.

## In the story

### [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/book-iv)

Introduced at the party, representing innocence and the stakes of her mother's situation.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as likely to be present with her mother; part of the anticipated company.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/ii)

Delivers her mother's message to Strether; described as pretty, pink, and a little frightened; not resembling her mother.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned by her mother as the daughter whom Strether should like and help protect.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/ii)

Described as a faint pastel, innocent and fluttered; speaks perfect English and French; Strether finds her charming and compares her to a portrait of a princess who died young.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/iii)

Briefly discussed in relation to Chad's potential interest and the family's expectations for her future.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned by Madame de Vionnet as her daughter, whom she hopes will meet Mamie Pocock.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_ambassadors_se/chapters/iii)

Mamie describes her as 'perfectly ideal, a real little monster of charm' and discusses her possible feelings.

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