# Grisel — The Return character guide

> Grisel in The Return by Walter de la Mare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor old Grisel

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

A servant or dependent in the Lawford household, often anxious.

## Relationships

### [Arthur Lawford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/characters/arthur_lawford)

_family_

Arthur and Grisel are family members, possibly siblings or close relatives, with a warm and familiar bond.

### [Herbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/characters/herbert)

_family_

Grisel and Herbert are family members, likely siblings or cousins, with a close and affectionate relationship.

### [Arthur Lawford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/characters/arthur_lawford)

_family_

Arthur and Grisel are family members, possibly siblings or close relatives, with a warm and familiar bond.

### [Arthur Lawford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/characters/arthur_lawford)

_family_

Arthur and Grisel are family members, possibly siblings or close relatives, with a warm and familiar bond.

### [Herbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/characters/herbert)

_family_

Grisel and Herbert are family members, likely siblings or cousins, with a close and affectionate relationship.

## In the story

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

Mentioned by Herbert as having seen the ghost from the garden and coined the phrase 'fades inside'.

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

Shows deep empathy and understanding, accompanies Lawford through his fear, and offers friendship.

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

Meets Lawford in the churchyard, discusses his changed appearance and his fears, offering understanding and support.

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

Grisel listens quietly, occasionally interjecting with gentle skepticism, and encourages Lawford to stay the night, offering hope for a new beginning.

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

Joins Lawford for a picnic; reassures him about his identity and criticizes her brother's thoughtless chatter.

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

Drives Lawford home and later waits for him; she offers comfort and urges him to rest, and he asks to come with her.

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

Grisel provides comfort through music and reassures Herbert that she is not afraid of Lawford's condition.

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

Walks part of the way with Lawford, insists he must face the worst for peace, and bids him a sorrowful goodbye.

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