The Country Wife · Character
Mrs. Squeamish
A self-styled delicate lady who affects horror at a kiss while tugging Horner by the cravat and demanding her share of his china.
supporting
Also known as Mrs. Squeamish
First appearance: act i
As a supporting figure in The Country Wife, Mrs. Squeamish is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mrs. Squeamish performs refinement, recoiling from Horner's touch even as she drags him off to cards and insists she will have china too. Her squeamishness is a costume for appetite, and the older Lady Squeamish's teasing exposes how thin the disguise is. She matters because she shows that the town's modesty is a currency, and that Horner's supposed impotence gives him license to test exactly how far each lady's performance will stretch.
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