# Jenny Fancy — The Mystery of Orcival character guide

> Jenny Fancy in The Mystery of Orcival by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Jenny

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Snapshot

A fallen English girl from Trémorel's past, suddenly flush with bank notes and paying old debts just when the detective needs to find her.

## Who they are

Jenny, once kept by the count and since abandoned, has slid into drink and disreputable company, yet she repays four hundred and eighty francs the moment money reaches her. That windfall, arriving precisely when Trémorel needed something done, makes her a living thread between his old life and the crime. Lecoq hunts her through Mme. Charman's establishment because she may know what the count was buying with his last secrecy.

## Relationships

### [Madame Charman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/madame_charman)

_friendship_

Jenny and Madame Charman are confidantes, with Madame Charman likely protecting Jenny's interests.

### [Guespin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/guespin)

_social_

Guespin and Jenny are connected through the household, with Guespin possibly acting as a go-between.

### [Madame Charman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/madame_charman)

_friendship_

Jenny and Madame Charman are confidantes, with Madame Charman likely protecting Jenny's interests.

### [Guespin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/guespin)

_social_

Guespin and Jenny are connected through the household, with Guespin possibly acting as a go-between.

### [Guespin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/guespin)

_social_

Guespin and Jenny are connected through the household, with Guespin possibly acting as a go-between.

### [Madame Charman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/characters/madame_charman)

_friendship_

Jenny and Madame Charman are confidantes, with Madame Charman likely protecting Jenny's interests.

## In the story

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xii)

Hector's mistress, initially bored and resentful, but moved by his ruin and gift of money, she begins to feel genuine affection for him.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xiii)

Hector briefly thinks Jenny might remember him after his death, but dismisses her as likely to be consoled quickly.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xv)

Threatens Hector when he tries to leave her, then later meets him at Corbeil station with a dramatic and public display of affection.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xvi)

Sends a secret note to Sauvresy requesting a meeting at the Belle Image in Corbeil, warning him not to tell Hector.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xvii)

Hector's mistress, who resists Sauvresy's demands but eventually reveals the letter; later meets Sauvresy at the Belle Image, expressing anger and threats.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xix)

Jenny's letter, taken by Sauvresy, is referenced as evidence of the affair that fuels his vengeful plans.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_orcival_se/chapters/xxv)

Former mistress of Hector, now bitter and degraded; she reveals how Trémorel used her to distract Guespin, providing key evidence of Guespin's innocence.

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