# Louisa — The Perpetual Curate character guide

> Louisa in The Perpetual Curate by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Louisa

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

A servant or dependent in the Wentworth household, often pitied.

## Relationships

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_family_

Louisa is Frank's sister, with whom he has a warm and caring sibling relationship.

### [Gerald Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/gerald_wentworth)

_family_

Gerald and Louisa are brother and sister, sharing a close and affectionate sibling bond.

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_family_

Louisa is Frank's sister, with whom he has a warm and caring sibling relationship.

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_family_

Louisa is Frank's sister, with whom he has a warm and caring sibling relationship.

### [Gerald Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/gerald_wentworth)

_family_

Gerald and Louisa are brother and sister, sharing a close and affectionate sibling bond.

### [Gerald Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/gerald_wentworth)

_family_

Gerald and Louisa are brother and sister, sharing a close and affectionate sibling bond.

## In the story

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/x)

Writes a desperate, tear-stained letter to Frank, begging him to come immediately to help with Gerald's crisis.

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

Distraught and tearful, she confides in Frank about Gerald's decision and its impact on her and the children.

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

Gerald's wife, desperate and tearful, pleading with him not to abandon her and their children.

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

Gerald's wife; mentioned as having shared the news with Frank and as being distressed by the situation.

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

Briefly mentioned as an interruption to the Curate's arguments, similar to the Squire.

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

Relieved that Gerald's conversion seems less likely, finds comfort in domestic routines.

### [Chapter XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Her voice is heard pouring out complaints in the Miss Wentworths' drawing-room.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Louisa sits crying in the dining room, adding to the somber atmosphere.

## Links

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