# Miss Horatia Bluett — The Special Correspondent character guide

> Miss Horatia Bluett in The Special Correspondent by Jules Verne.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Bluett, Horatia Bluett, Horatia

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A businesslike Englishwoman of splendid commissions and sound commercial sense, engaged to marry Fulk Ephrinell before the train reaches Peking.

## Who they are

Miss Bluett is the treasure Ephrinell boasts of: a woman thoroughly acquainted with business matters and holding a splendid commission, which in his eyes is the highest praise a fiancée can earn. Their match is a meeting of mercantile minds as much as hearts, and Ephrinell's insistence on marrying en route turns her into the quiet center of a rolling wedding. Her presence gives the passenger list its oddest and most entertaining romance.

## Relationships

### [Fulk Ephrinell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/characters/fulk_ephrinell)

_romantic_

Fulk Ephrinell is a suitor to Miss Horatia Bluett, though his motives may be mercenary.

### [Fulk Ephrinell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/characters/fulk_ephrinell)

_romantic_

Fulk Ephrinell is a suitor to Miss Horatia Bluett, though his motives may be mercenary.

### [Fulk Ephrinell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/characters/fulk_ephrinell)

_romantic_

Fulk Ephrinell is a suitor to Miss Horatia Bluett, though his motives may be mercenary.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/ii)

Lady who takes Bombarnac's seat at Elisabethpol; described as Anglo-Saxon and cool.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/iii)

A young Englishwoman traveling with Claudius; she is reserved and has a distinctly British demeanor.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/iv)

Englishwoman traveling to Peking for a hair firm; sits next to Ephrinell at dinner.

### [Uzun Ada and the Grand Transasiatic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/v)

An English passenger cataloged by Claudius among the travelers.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/vi)

Englishwoman; absorbed in conversation with Ephrinell about figures.

### [Merv and the Desert Crossing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/x)

Accompanies Ephrinell; engages in banter about buying hair in the Celestial Empire.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/xiv)

Traveling with Ephrinell; their intimacy suggests a future marriage.

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

Fiancée of Fulk Ephrinell; agrees to the train wedding.

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

Bride, described as thin and plain, wearing a dust cloak and carrying keys.

### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_special_correspondent_se/chapters/xxii)

Bride; bargains over business terms before agreeing to marriage; becomes Mrs. Ephrinell.

## Links

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