# Lucy Hawthorn — The Perennial Bachelor character guide

> Lucy Hawthorn in The Perennial Bachelor by Anne Parrish.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lucy, Hawthorn, XX Twice Lucy

**First appearance:** 0001-the-perennial-bachelor

## Snapshot

Lucy Hawthorn is Victor's first love, whose letter announcing her engagement to a French count leaves him sobbing on the stairs.

## Who they are

Lucy is the girl Victor believed himself engaged to — until her letter arrives declaring her intention to marry Count René de la Villeblanche and calling their romance the friendship of children. She is offstage for much of the early story, but her decision reverberates through Victor's life and Maggie's fierce protective rage. When she reappears years later as a widow, she becomes the test of whether Victor can ever choose anything at all.

## Relationships

### [Victor Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/victor_campion)

_romantic_

Lucy is a romantic interest of Victor, and their interactions are charged with flirtation and unfulfilled promise.

### [Maggie Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/maggie_campion)

_friendship_

Lucy and Maggie are friends and confidantes, sharing secrets and supporting each other in social matters.

### [Victor Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/victor_campion)

_romantic_

Lucy is a romantic interest of Victor, and their interactions are charged with flirtation and unfulfilled promise.

### [Maggie Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/maggie_campion)

_friendship_

Lucy and Maggie are friends and confidantes, sharing secrets and supporting each other in social matters.

### [Victor Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/victor_campion)

_romantic_

Lucy is a romantic interest of Victor, and their interactions are charged with flirtation and unfulfilled promise.

### [Maggie Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/maggie_campion)

_friendship_

Lucy and Maggie are friends and confidantes, sharing secrets and supporting each other in social matters.

## In the story

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/xviii)

Meets Victor at the Leafs' house and engages in playful banter with him.

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

Shows a moment of genuine feeling for Victor, but is ultimately controlled by her mother and the social demands of her ball.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/xx)

Travels to Europe, writes to Victor with mixed feelings, initially calling him a brother but later expressing love and missing him.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/xxi)

Traveling in Europe, sending letters that alternately encourage and discourage Victor, and finally breaking their engagement.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/xxviii)

Her autograph appears in Victor's book.

### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/xxix)

Lucy is mentioned as the woman Victor was once 'cut up over,' representing his unfulfilled love.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/xxxii)

Now the Countess de la Villeblanche, a widow, appears fat and old to Victor, surrounded by family and luxury.

## Links

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