The History of Henry Esmond · Character
Mrs. Pastoureau
The mother of Henry Esmond's French hosts during his childhood.
minor
Also known as old Pastoureau, Pastoureau
First appearance: xiii i meet an old acquaintance in flanders and find my mother s grave and my own cradle there
Mrs. Pastoureau shows up with force in Whither in the Time of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had Preceded Him as Page to Isabella. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Step-mother figure to Harry at Ealing; neglectful and harsh, but cries when he leaves.
Mrs. Pastoureau first appears in 0031 xiii i meet an old acquaintance in flanders and find my mother s grave and my own cradle there.
In Whither in the Time of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had Preceded Him as Page to Isabella: Step-mother figure to Harry at Ealing; neglectful and harsh, but cries when he leaves.
Later, in IV: Recapitulations: Henry's former foster-mother; he learns she died after moving away from Ealing, and her family is scattered.
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- Castlewood Family & Circle
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Whither in the Time of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had Preceded Him as Page to Isabella
- IV: Recapitulations
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See Mrs. Pastoureau in xiii i meet an old acquaintance in flanders and find my mother s grave and my own cradle there