# Coralie — The Golden Triangle character guide > Coralie in The Golden Triangle by Maurice Leblanc. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Little Mother Coralie, Madame Coralie, Louise Coralie Countess Odolavitch, Coralie Essarès **First appearance:** 0000-i-coralie ## Snapshot The gentle nurse the wounded soldiers call Little Mother, whose hidden marriage to Essarès Bey turns her tenderness into the story's most dangerous vulnerability. ## Who they are Coralie is the woman whose portrait hangs curtained in Essarès's house and whose presence at the hospital has quietly captured Patrice's heart; she is also, to his anguish, another man's wife. In the garden scene she stands exposed to the leader's insults and to her husband's torture without fleeing or calling out, a stillness that reads as shame, calculation, or something Patrice cannot name. Her double identity — nurse and countess, healer and hostage — makes her the hinge on which the mystery's romantic and criminal halves turn. ## Relationships ### [Patrice Belval](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/patrice_belval) _romantic_ Coralie and Patrice are deeply in love, with a passionate and devoted romantic bond that drives much of the plot. ### [Siméon Diodokis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/simeon_diodokis) _rivalry_ Coralie is a victim of Siméon's sinister manipulations and threats, creating a hostile and fearful dynamic. ### [Don Luis Perenna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/don_luis_perenna) _friendship_ Coralie trusts Don Luis as a protective friend and ally, grateful for his help in her ordeal. ### [Ya-Bon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/ya_bon) _friendship_ Coralie shares a warm, friendly rapport with Ya-Bon, appreciating his loyalty and kindness. ### [Colonel Fakhi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/colonel_fakhi) _family_ Colonel Fakhi is Coralie's father, and their relationship is strained by his criminal past and her suffering. ### [M. Masseron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/m_masseron) _social_ Coralie and M. Masseron interact as acquaintances in the context of the investigation, with no deep personal connection. ### [Bournef](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/bournef) _rivalry_ Bournef is a henchman of Siméon who menaces and threatens Coralie, creating a hostile dynamic. ### [Patrice Belval](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/patrice_belval) _romantic_ Coralie and Patrice are deeply in love, with a passionate and devoted romantic bond that drives much of the plot. ### [Don Luis Perenna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/don_luis_perenna) _friendship_ Coralie trusts Don Luis as a protective friend and ally, grateful for his help in her ordeal. ### [Patrice Belval](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/patrice_belval) _romantic_ Coralie and Patrice are deeply in love, with a passionate and devoted romantic bond that drives much of the plot. ### [M. Masseron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/m_masseron) _social_ Coralie and M. Masseron interact as acquaintances in the context of the investigation, with no deep personal connection. ### [Siméon Diodokis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/simeon_diodokis) _rivalry_ Coralie is a victim of Siméon's sinister manipulations and threats, creating a hostile and fearful dynamic. ## In the story ### [I: Coralie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/i-coralie) The nurse, called 'Little Mother Coralie' by the soldiers, is the target of a kidnapping attempt and is deeply distressed afterward. ### [II: Right Hand and Left Leg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/ii-right-hand-and-left-leg) Reveals she is married and refuses Patrice's advances; her rosary with amethyst beads catches Patrice's attention. ### [III: The Rusty Key](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/iii-the-rusty-key) Nurse at the hospital; Patrice's love interest; secretly witnesses the torture of Essarès Bey. ### [Before the Flames](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/iv-before-the-flames) Hiding in the gallery of her own house, she watches her husband Essarès Bey being tortured. ### [V: Husband and Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/v-husband-and-wife) Nearly murders her husband Essarès in a fit of vengeful fury, but relents and frees him, then defiantly listens to his telephone call. ### [Nineteen Minutes Past Seven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/vi-nineteen-minutes-past-seven) Summoned by a servant to the Essarès house, she faints upon seeing something shocking in the library. ### [VII: Twenty-Three Minutes Past Twelve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/vii-twenty-three-minutes-past-twelve) Seated with M. Masseron; appears to have a private understanding with him to accept the accident theory. ### [Essarès Bey’s Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/viii-essar-s-bey-s-work) Nearly shot during an attack; Patrice declares his love for her, and she weeps. ### [IX: Patrice and Coralie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/ix-patrice-and-coralie) Appointed matron of Home No. 2; discovers the tombstone with Patrice. ### [X: The Red Cord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/x-the-red-cord) Discovers her mother's tomb, prays fervently, and is attacked with a red cord. ### [On the Brink](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xi-on-the-brink) Survives an attack; accompanies Patrice to the lodge and experiences emotional memories of her mother. ### [XII: In the Abyss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xii-in-the-abyss) Frightened but trying to comfort Patrice; she recognizes the repetition of her mother's fate. ### [XIII: The Nails in the Coffin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xiii-the-nails-in-the-coffin) Coralie refuses to abandon Patrice, declares her love, and chooses to die with him rather than obey the enemy. ### [A Strange Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xiv-a-strange-character) Also rescued and sleeping peacefully; Patrice observes her recovery. ### [XV: The Belle Hélène](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xv-the-belle-h-l-ne) Taken to a safe house on Boulevard Maillot for protection while the men pursue Siméon. ### [The Fourth Act](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xvi-the-fourth-act) Kidnapped by Siméon; bound and gagged, taken to the barge, then moved to an unknown location. ### [Siméon Gives Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xvii-sim-on-gives-battle) Imprisoned by Siméon in a hidden tomb; her rescue is the chapter's central goal. ### [XVIII: Siméon’s Last Victim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xviii-sim-on-s-last-victim) Revealed to be alive and asleep in the next room, recovering from exhaustion and a fever. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters/coralie - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/characters