# Zelida — The Indiscreet Jewels character guide

> Zelida in The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-fourth-trial-of-the-ring

## Who they are

A woman whose toy speaks, exposing her secret desires.

## In the story

### [XVII: The Two Devouts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/xvii-the-two-devouts)

A devout woman terrified of losing her reputation due to her Toy's potential indiscretion.

### [XVIII: The Toyman's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/xviii-the-toyman-s-return)

Protests the size of the muzzles, purchases one, finds it too small, and later becomes inconsolable, quitting her husband and entering a convent.

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