# Lucinda Roanoke — The Eustace Diamonds character guide > Lucinda Roanoke in The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Lucinda, the haughty Lucinda, Luce, Miss Roanoke **First appearance:** 0035-xxxvi-lizzie-s-guests ## Snapshot A marble Minerva of the hunting field, beautiful, silent, and haughty, who rides like a bird yet refuses to charm the men her aunt parades before her. ## Who they are Lucinda Roanoke is an American-born beauty whose portrait once set the Exhibition arguing whether she was Cleopatra, a poisoner, or the Queen of Sheba. She goes everywhere with her aunt, Mrs. Carbuncle, accepting partners and gates as her due while offering almost nothing in return, and no girl seems to take less pains to secure a husband. Her cold grandeur and her aunt's scheming make her engagement to Sir Griffin Tewett a transaction rather than a romance, and the mismatch between her pride and her position drives much of the novel's uneasy comedy. ## Relationships ### [Lord Fawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lord_fawn) _romantic_ Lord Fawn is briefly engaged to Lucinda Roanoke, a cold and reluctant bride, in a match driven by social convenience rather than affection. ### [Lizzie Eustace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lizzie_eustace) _friendship_ Lizzie and Lucinda are social companions, but their friendship is shallow, marked by jealousy and contrasting temperaments. ### [Mrs. Carbuncle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/mrs_carbuncle) _family_ Mrs. Carbuncle is Lucinda's aunt and guardian, pushing her into a marriage with Lord Fawn for financial gain despite Lucinda's misery. ### [Lord Fawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lord_fawn) _romantic_ Lord Fawn is briefly engaged to Lucinda Roanoke, a cold and reluctant bride, in a match driven by social convenience rather than affection. ### [Mrs. Carbuncle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/mrs_carbuncle) _family_ Mrs. Carbuncle is Lucinda's aunt and guardian, pushing her into a marriage with Lord Fawn for financial gain despite Lucinda's misery. ### [Lord Fawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lord_fawn) _romantic_ Lord Fawn is briefly engaged to Lucinda Roanoke, a cold and reluctant bride, in a match driven by social convenience rather than affection. ### [Lizzie Eustace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lizzie_eustace) _friendship_ Lizzie and Lucinda are social companions, but their friendship is shallow, marked by jealousy and contrasting temperaments. ### [Lizzie Eustace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lizzie_eustace) _friendship_ Lizzie and Lucinda are social companions, but their friendship is shallow, marked by jealousy and contrasting temperaments. ### [Mrs. Carbuncle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/mrs_carbuncle) _family_ Mrs. Carbuncle is Lucinda's aunt and guardian, pushing her into a marriage with Lord Fawn for financial gain despite Lucinda's misery. ## In the story ### [Lizzie's Guests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xxxvi-lizzie-s-guests) Mrs. Carbuncle's niece, a strikingly beautiful young woman courted by Sir Griffin Tewett. ### [Lizzie's First Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xxxvii-lizzie-s-first-day) Hunts with the party, exchanges sharp remarks with Sir Griffin about gate-opening. ### [Nappie's Grey Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xxxviii-nappie-s-grey-horse) A rival rider in the hunt, she competes fiercely with Lizzie and shows haughty politeness after a jump. ### [Sir Griffin Takes an Unfair Advantage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xxxix-sir-griffin-takes-an-unfair-advantage) Survives a hunting accident and is proposed to by Sir Griffin Tewett; she feels pressured and dislikes the artificial social game of marriage. ### [XL: “You Are Not Angry?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xl-you-are-not-angry) Falls into the water during the hunt and later reveals that Sir Griffin proposed to her, though she could not answer while wet. ### [Likewise the Bears in Couples Agree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xli-likewise-the-bears-in-couples-agree) Accepts Sir Griffin Tewett's proposal in Sarkie wood, but privately confesses she hates him. ### [Sunday Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xlii-sunday-morning) Lucinda is deeply distressed by her engagement to Sir Griffin, feeling polluted and disgusted by his embraces. She forces herself to smile and lie about her feelings, but her revulsion is palpable. ### [Life at Portray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/xliii-life-at-portray) Quarrels with Sir Griffin Tewett, defending her aunt Mrs. Carbuncle, and shows defiance toward her fiancé. ### [In Hertford Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/l-in-hertford-street) Openly scorns Sir Griffin, tells him she wishes he had stayed away, and declares she may be nobody's wife. ### [Mrs. Carbuncle Goes to the Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lii-mrs-carbuncle-goes-to-the-theatre) Resolved to see the play; makes a bitter remark about jilting, reflecting her own engagement troubles. ### [Lizzie's Sickroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/liii-lizzie-s-sickroom) Lucinda is briefly mentioned as someone Lizzie nearly confided in during a moment of despair after the robbery. ### [Job's Comforters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lvi-job-s-comforters) The niece whom Mrs. Carbuncle is determined to marry to Sir Griffin Tewett, though she is reluctant. ### [Lizzie's Great Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxi-lizzie-s-great-friend) Subject of a terrible scene with Sir Griffin Tewett; Mrs. Carbuncle insists she must go through with the marriage despite her unhappiness. ### [The Corsair Is Afraid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxiii-the-corsair-is-afraid) Expresses a wish that the truth about the robberies be found out. ### [Tribute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxv-tribute) Expresses hatred for the wedding gifts and her impending marriage to Sir Griffin, threatening to call it off. ### [The Aspirations of Mr. Emilius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxvi-the-aspirations-of-mr-emilius) Her upcoming wedding is mentioned; she urges Lizzie not to delay her trip to Scotland on her account. ### [I Cannot Do It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxix-i-cannot-do-it) Refuses to leave her room on her wedding day, declaring she cannot marry Sir Griffin Tewett; sits firm with a Bible. ### [Alas!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxx-alas) Shows signs of mental distress, refuses to marry Sir Griffin, and threatens violence if he approaches. ### [Lord George Gives His Reasons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/chapters/lxxv-lord-george-gives-his-reasons) Mentioned as having gone crazy, and her marriage to Sir Griffin Tewett is ruined. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters/lucinda_roanoke - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eustace_diamonds_se/characters