# Mrs. Tuke — The Lost Girl character guide

> Mrs. Tuke in The Lost Girl by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-the-maternity-nurse

## Who they are

A woman who employs Alvina as a nurse.

## In the story

### [Allaye Also Is Engaged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/xii-allaye-also-is-engaged)

A pregnant, neurotic woman who is detached from her pregnancy. She is fascinated by Ciccio and insists on meeting him during her labor.

### [XIII: The Wedded Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/xiii-the-wedded-wife)

Recovering from childbirth; Alvina feels she is exacting and is glad to be free of her.

### [XVI: Suspense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lost_girl_se/chapters/xvi-suspense)

Writes to Alvina about the war, volunteering as a nurse, and suggests they might meet in a hospital in France.

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