Miss Herbey

M. Letourneur

M. Letourneur shows kindness and paternal concern toward the gentle and resilient Miss Herbey.

André Letourneur

André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence.

Robert Curtis

Miss Herbey respects Curtis's authority and finds him a reliable protector amid the crisis.

Mr. Kazallon

Miss Herbey and Mr. Kazallon develop a quiet, supportive friendship as they endure the hardships together.

Mr. Falsten

Miss Herbey and Mr. Falsten interact as fellow passengers, with Falsten often focused on practical matters.

Mrs. Kear

Miss Herbey is essentially a servant to the demanding and abusive Mrs. Kear, enduring her mistreatment.

Mr. Kazallon

Miss Herbey and Mr. Kazallon develop a quiet, supportive friendship as they endure the hardships together.

M. Letourneur

M. Letourneur shows kindness and paternal concern toward the gentle and resilient Miss Herbey.

André Letourneur

André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence.

II

Young English lady, companion to Mrs. Kear.

IV

A pretty young English girl of about twenty, serving as companion to Mrs. Kear; she bears her humiliating position with quiet grace.

V

Attempts to join the group on deck but is immediately recalled by Mrs. Kear.

XII

Continues her unrelaxing attentions to Mrs. Kear, earning the narrator's admiration.

XIII

Miss Herbey brings Mrs. Kear on deck when the fire reaches her cabin.

XIV

Sitting passively at Mrs. Kear's side; persists in staying by her post.

XVII

Kept away from the other passengers by Mr. and Mrs. Kear, limiting her social interactions.

XVIII

Finds happiness on the island; is initially denied permission to join excursions by Mrs. Kear but later allowed due to the narrator's intercession.

XXI

Joins the farewell walk around the reef.

XXII

Expresses confidence that all will be well.

XXIV

Pale with fatigue but remains cheerful; warns the narrator she is ready for any emergency and returns to her duties below.

XXV

Remains by Mrs. Kear's side throughout, attending to her on the maintop.

XXVI

Tends to Mrs. Kear, moistening her parched lips.

XXVII

Points out Mrs. Kear's condition and asks what should be done, showing concern for others.

XXVIII

Brave and composed, tending to Mrs. Kear with devoted care until her death.

XXIX

Helped onto the raft first by André Letourneur.

The Raft

Listed among the five passengers on the raft.

XXXII

Shares her life story with M. Letourneur, showing modest deportment and energy of character.

XXXIII

Selflessly reserves her water share for Lieutenant Walter and expresses concern for his health.

XXXIV

Sits with André and Kazallon watching the lightning, expressing awe rather than fear of the storm.

XXXV

Bound to an upright post, remains serene and composed throughout the storm.

XXXVI

Miss Herbey assists M. Letourneur in tending to the narrator's recovery.

XXXVII

Provides a piece of her red shawl as bait and reserves water for Lieutenant Walter.

XXXIX

Remains courageous despite her weakened state; asks Kazallon to promise to throw her body into the sea if she dies.

XLIII

Refuses to bathe for relief; her red shawl is used as a distress flag; she points to the sky in a gesture of faith.

XLVII

Refuses to eat the flesh of Hobart; withdraws to the tent with the narrator and the Letourneurs.

XLVIII

Evicted from the tent; her countenance shows ignorance of the theft.

XLIX

Cares for the narrator by applying wet bandages to his forehead.

L

Bodily reduced to a melancholy state, but her soul remains brave and resolute.

LII

Kazallon fears meeting Miss Herbey's gaze, knowing she would speak of duty, God, and eternity, which might dissuade him from suicide.

LIII

Forced to participate in the lottery despite André's plea for her exemption.

LIV

Pleads for a one-day delay before the sacrifice, inspires hope in the narrator.

LV

Cries out in terror as Dowlas raises the hatchet.

LVI

First to follow the narrator's example and drink the fresh water.

LVII

Miss Herbey offers fervent prayers of thanksgiving upon seeing land and later decides to retire from the world to care for the sick, eventually joining the Letourneur family as a nurse.