The Last Chronicle of Barset · Character
Old Lady Demolines
Madalina Demolines's mother, an eccentric and manipulative old woman.
minor
Also known as Lady Demolines
First appearance: xxv miss madalina demolines
Old Lady Demolines shows up with force in Miss Demolines Desires to Become a Finger-Post. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Interrupts the embrace between John and her daughter, theatrically claims John as her son, and pressures him into a commitment.
Old Lady Demolines first appears in 0024 xxv miss madalina demolines.
In Miss Demolines Desires to Become a Finger-Post: Interrupts the embrace between John and her daughter, theatrically claims John as her son, and pressures him into a commitment.
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See Old Lady Demolines in xxv miss madalina demolines