# Kitty — The Three Musketeers character guide

> Kitty in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the pretty Kitty, Kitty, Poor Kitty

**First appearance:** 0034-xxxiii-soubrette-and-mistress

## Snapshot

Milady's young maid, fresh-faced and quick to love, who becomes d'Artagnan's unwitting accomplice and then his discarded tool.

## Who they are

Kitty serves in Milady's household, close enough to see everything and young enough to be dazzled by a Gascon's compliments. She confesses her feelings to d'Artagnan with a candor that exposes exactly how little he intends to return them, and he exploits her access, her closet, and her trust to reach her mistress. Her presence sharpens the novel's moral texture, showing what d'Artagnan's charm costs the people beneath his notice.

## In the story

### [Soubrette and Mistress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxiii-soubrette-and-mistress)

Milady's maid, in love with D'Artagnan, reluctantly helps him by revealing Milady's secrets and delivering his forged letter.

### [XXXV: All Cats Are Grey in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxv-all-cats-are-grey-in-the-dark)

Delivers D'Artagnan's letter to Milady, suffers in silence as she witnesses the deception, and is heartbroken.

### [Dream of Vengeance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxvi-dream-of-vengeance)

Acts as a messenger between d'Artagnan and Milady; is heartbroken by d'Artagnan's continued involvement with Milady.

### [XXXVII: Milady’s Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxvii-milady-s-secret)

Assists D'Artagnan's escape by opening her door and bolting it after him.

### [How, Without Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures His Equipment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/xxxviii-how-without-incommoding-himself-athos-procures-his-equipment)

Flees Milady's house and seeks D'Artagnan's protection; expresses her love for him; asks to be placed with a lady in the provinces.

### [LXI: The Carmelite Convent at Béthune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_musketeers_se/chapters/lxi-the-carmelite-convent-at-b-thune)

Mentioned as the convent boarder under the name Kitty; Milady suspects she may be her former chambermaid, rekindling anger.

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