# Lady Ushant — The American Senator character guide > Lady Ushant in The American Senator by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Poor Lady Ushant, old Lady Ushant **First appearance:** 0052-liii-lady-ushant-at-bragton ## Snapshot An elderly aristocrat whose kindness to Mary Masters is treated as dangerous indulgence by those who think a girl with bread to earn should not be cockered up. ## Who they are Lady Ushant raised Mary Masters in girlhood and remains the one gentle force pulling her toward Cheltenham and a life above her father's law office. Mrs. Masters resents her bitterly, calling her invitations sly interference and threatening that if Mary goes, she will not stay. The old lady never appears in the quarrel, yet her name carries the whole question of whether Mary may choose her own future. ## Relationships ### [Arabella Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/arabella_trefoil) _social_ Lady Ushant is a social elder and relative who observes Arabella's manipulative behavior with disapproval. ### [Reginald Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/reginald_morton) _family_ Lady Ushant is Reginald's loving and supportive aunt, acting as a maternal figure. ### [Mary Masters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/mary_masters) _friendship_ Lady Ushant befriends Mary Masters, approving of her character and her relationship with Reginald. ### [Lord Rufford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/lord_rufford) _social_ Lady Ushant is acquainted with Lord Rufford through the local gentry and disapproves of his dalliance with Arabella. ### [John Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/john_morton) _family_ John Morton is Lady Ushant's nephew, and she advises him on matters of marriage and estate. ### [Mr. Masters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/mr_masters) _social_ Lady Ushant and Mr. Masters interact as members of the local gentry and legal community, with mutual respect. ### [Arabella Trefoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/arabella_trefoil) _social_ Lady Ushant is a social elder and relative who observes Arabella's manipulative behavior with disapproval. ### [Lord Rufford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/lord_rufford) _social_ Lady Ushant is acquainted with Lord Rufford through the local gentry and disapproves of his dalliance with Arabella. ### [John Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/john_morton) _family_ John Morton is Lady Ushant's nephew, and she advises him on matters of marriage and estate. ### [Reginald Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/reginald_morton) _family_ Lady Ushant is Reginald's loving and supportive aunt, acting as a maternal figure. ### [Mr. Masters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/mr_masters) _social_ Lady Ushant and Mr. Masters interact as members of the local gentry and legal community, with mutual respect. ### [Mary Masters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/mary_masters) _friendship_ Lady Ushant befriends Mary Masters, approving of her character and her relationship with Reginald. ## In the story ### [The Morton Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/ii-the-morton-family) Daughter of old Reginald Morton; married Sir William Ushant; became mistress of Bragton and later cared for Mary Masters. ### [XV: A Fit Companion—For Me and My Sisters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xv-a-fit-companion-for-me-and-my-sisters) Sends a letter inviting Mary to Cheltenham for a month, including Christmas. ### [The Attorney's Family Is Disturbed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xviii-the-attorney-s-family-is-disturbed) Extends the invitation to Mary to visit her in Cheltenham, with Reginald Morton as a possible travel companion. ### [Give Me Six Months](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxvi-give-me-six-months) Invited Mary to Cheltenham; her kindness is a source of tension in the household. ### [Wonderful Bird!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxvii-wonderful-bird) Mary's host in Cheltenham; her lodgings are seen by Mrs. Masters as a place of 'maundering idleness.' ### [At Cheltenham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxx-at-cheltenham) Hosts Mary in Cheltenham, discusses the Twentyman proposal, and ultimately advises Mary to follow her feelings; reveals she has left £5,000 to Mary and Reginald. ### [Persecution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xliii-persecution) Receives Mary's plea for refuge; writes to Reginald Morton for advice, unsure whether to take Mary in. ### [It Cannot Be Arranged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xlvi-it-cannot-be-arranged) Sent a letter via Reginald Morton inviting Mary to return to Cheltenham, which Mrs. Masters opposes. ### [Providence Interferes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lii-providence-interferes) Lady Ushant postpones Mary's visit to Cheltenham because she has been summoned to Bragton by her grandnephew John Morton, who is ill. ### [Lady Ushant at Bragton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/liii-lady-ushant-at-bragton) Hosts Mary at Bragton; confides the family secrets about John Morton's will, Arabella's arrival, and Mrs. Morton's departure. ### [Arabella Again at Bragton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/liv-arabella-again-at-bragton) Hosts the Trefoils at Bragton; is confided in by Arabella about her engagement to Lord Rufford and her remorse. ### [LV: “I Have Told Him Everything”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lv-i-have-told-him-everything) Receives Arabella's confession, feels pity for the girl but horror for Lady Augustus, and spends the evening whispering with Arabella about John Morton's illness. ### [Mrs. Morton Returns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lvii-mrs-morton-returns) Caring for John Morton; she stands up to Mrs. Morton's attempt to displace her, asserting her connection to Bragton. ### [The Two Old Ladies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lviii-the-two-old-ladies) Tends to John but is forced to leave when Mrs. Morton arrives; later confides in Mary about her wishes. ### [Changes at Bragton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxiii-changes-at-bragton) Lady Ushant moves to Hoppet Hall after being effectively banished from Bragton. She continues to visit John Morton and worries about the inheritance, but is rebuked by Reginald. ### [At Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxx-at-last) Returns to Bragton; invites Mary to stay; makes inventories with Mary. ### [My Own, Own Husband](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxxi-my-own-own-husband) Receives the news of the engagement with joy, having long hoped for it. ### [The Last Days of Mary Masters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxxix-the-last-days-of-mary-masters) Living at Bragton and hosting Mary before the wedding. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters/lady_ushant - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/characters