# Miss Herbey — The Survivors of the Chancellor character guide > Miss Herbey in The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne. **Role:** major **First appearance:** 0002-iii ## Who they are The lone woman aboard the Chancellor, whose quiet composure and selfless nursing steady the passengers as conditions worsen. ## Relationships ### [M. Letourneur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/m_letourneur) _friendship_ M. Letourneur shows kindness and paternal concern toward the gentle and resilient Miss Herbey. ### [André Letourneur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/andre_letourneur) _friendship_ André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence. ### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis) _friendship_ Miss Herbey respects Curtis's authority and finds him a reliable protector amid the crisis. ### [Mr. Kazallon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/mr_kazallon) _friendship_ Miss Herbey and Mr. Kazallon develop a quiet, supportive friendship as they endure the hardships together. ### [Mr. Falsten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/mr_falsten) _social_ Miss Herbey and Mr. Falsten interact as fellow passengers, with Falsten often focused on practical matters. ### [Mrs. Kear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/mrs_kear) _psychological_ Miss Herbey is essentially a servant to the demanding and abusive Mrs. Kear, enduring her mistreatment. ### [Mr. Kazallon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/mr_kazallon) _friendship_ Miss Herbey and Mr. Kazallon develop a quiet, supportive friendship as they endure the hardships together. ### [M. Letourneur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/m_letourneur) _friendship_ M. Letourneur shows kindness and paternal concern toward the gentle and resilient Miss Herbey. ### [André Letourneur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/andre_letourneur) _friendship_ André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/ii) Young English lady, companion to Mrs. Kear. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/iv) A pretty young English girl of about twenty, serving as companion to Mrs. Kear; she bears her humiliating position with quiet grace. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/v) Attempts to join the group on deck but is immediately recalled by Mrs. Kear. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xii) Continues her unrelaxing attentions to Mrs. Kear, earning the narrator's admiration. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xiii) Miss Herbey brings Mrs. Kear on deck when the fire reaches her cabin. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xiv) Sitting passively at Mrs. Kear's side; persists in staying by her post. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xvii) Kept away from the other passengers by Mr. and Mrs. Kear, limiting her social interactions. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxi) Joins the farewell walk around the reef. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxii) Expresses confidence that all will be well. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxiv) Pale with fatigue but remains cheerful; warns the narrator she is ready for any emergency and returns to her duties below. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxv) Remains by Mrs. Kear's side throughout, attending to her on the maintop. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxvi) Tends to Mrs. Kear, moistening her parched lips. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxvii) Points out Mrs. Kear's condition and asks what should be done, showing concern for others. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxviii) Brave and composed, tending to Mrs. Kear with devoted care until her death. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxix) Helped onto the raft first by André Letourneur. ### [The Raft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxx) Listed among the five passengers on the raft. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxii) Shares her life story with M. Letourneur, showing modest deportment and energy of character. ### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxiii) Selflessly reserves her water share for Lieutenant Walter and expresses concern for his health. ### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxiv) Sits with André and Kazallon watching the lightning, expressing awe rather than fear of the storm. ### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxv) Bound to an upright post, remains serene and composed throughout the storm. ### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxvi) Miss Herbey assists M. Letourneur in tending to the narrator's recovery. ### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxvii) Provides a piece of her red shawl as bait and reserves water for Lieutenant Walter. ### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxix) Remains courageous despite her weakened state; asks Kazallon to promise to throw her body into the sea if she dies. ### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlvii) Refuses to eat the flesh of Hobart; withdraws to the tent with the narrator and the Letourneurs. ### [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlviii) Evicted from the tent; her countenance shows ignorance of the theft. ### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlix) Cares for the narrator by applying wet bandages to his forehead. ### [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/l) Bodily reduced to a melancholy state, but her soul remains brave and resolute. ### [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/lii) Kazallon fears meeting Miss Herbey's gaze, knowing she would speak of duty, God, and eternity, which might dissuade him from suicide. ### [LIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/liii) Forced to participate in the lottery despite André's plea for her exemption. ### [LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/liv) Pleads for a one-day delay before the sacrifice, inspires hope in the narrator. ### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/lv) Cries out in terror as Dowlas raises the hatchet. ### [LVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/lvi) First to follow the narrator's example and drink the fresh water. ### [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/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. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/miss_herbey - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters