# Claire Bulmer Townsend — The Cords of Vanity character guide

> Claire Bulmer Townsend in The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Claire

**First appearance:** 0010-i-he-sits-out-a-dance

## Who they are

Robert Townsend's wife, a friend of the narrator's family.

## In the story

### [II: He Loves Extensively](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/ii-he-loves-extensively)

Mentioned in passing as having drawn an armament of men, similar to the narrator's mother.

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

Mentioned as having drawn an armament of men, compared to the narrator's mother.

### [He Puts His Tongue in His Cheek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/ix-he-puts-his-tongue-in-his-cheek)

Mentioned in a letter from Uncle George as possibly afraid to tell the narrator about his mother's finances.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/v)

The narrator's mother, whose death and financial legacy are central to the chapter.

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