# Miss Barrace — The Ambassadors character guide

> Miss Barrace in The Ambassadors by Henry James.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Barrace, brilliant Miss Barrace

**First appearance:** 0007-i

## Who they are

A sharp-tongued American expatriate who has made Paris her stage, delighting in watching and commenting on the dramas of others.

## In the story

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

Present at the gathering with Bilham; speaks of Chad approvingly, contributing to Strether's sense of the 'irregular life.'

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

Present at Chad's tea gathering, part of the chosen few.

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

Mentioned in Strether's thought as someone who would call Madame de Vionnet 'wonderful.'

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

Converses with Strether about Waymarsh, describing him as 'touching' and 'in the real tradition'; she prevents him from buying her gifts but accepts flowers.

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

Referenced in relation to Waymarsh's rumination and her salon.

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

Engages Strether in conversation about Madame de Vionnet's role and bravery.

## Links

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