The Small House at Allington · Character

Mrs. Lupex

A theatrical, sharp-tongued boardinghouse wife whose charm and cruelty keep every room she enters tense with possibility.

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Also known as Lupex, Mrs. Lupex

First appearance: X: Mrs. Lupex and Amelia Roper

As a supporting figure in The Small House at Allington, Mrs. Lupex is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Described as a troublesome and unamiable woman who torments those around her, particularly her husband, and is at the center of the domestic turmoil.

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Mrs. Lupex holds court in Mrs. Roper's Burton Crescent drawing-room, where her morning negligence and evening finery alternately fascinate and repel the other lodgers. She torments her husband with a relish that seems almost involuntary, and her flirtation with young Cradell threatens to become a scandal. She matters because she turns the boardinghouse into a stage where the novel's London subplot of ambition, jealousy, and small-scale vice plays out.

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Boardinghouse Residents & Staff
Extended Characters & Minor Figures
Allington Dale Family & Associates

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Escalation
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Aftermath
Closing

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X: Mrs. Lupex and Amelia Roper
Described as a troublesome and unamiable woman who torments those around her, particularly her husband, and is at the center of the domestic turmoil.
Social Life
She reconciles with her husband but continues to manipulate Cradell, engaging in a bitter fight with Amelia Roper.
John Eames Returns to Burton Crescent
Causes turmoil in the household; Cradell has lent her money and she is involved in scenes with her husband.
Domestic Troubles
Returns after a day trip to Hampton Court, causing further turmoil; her husband had believed she fled.
The New Private Secretary
Jealous of Amelia's attention to Cradell; congratulates Eames on his appointment with enthusiasm.
The New Private Secretary
Drinks with the young men and laments his own lack of success in life; offers Eames a dirty hand in congratulations.

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