The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character

The Lady Baussiere

A French noblewoman mentioned in a comic anecdote.

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Also known as Lady Baussiere

First appearance: xxiii

The Lady Baussiere shows up with force in Slawkenbergius's Tale. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted as no clear match.

The Lady Baussiere first appears in 0200 xxiii.

In Slawkenbergius's Tale: Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted as no clear match.

Later, in The Fragment: A lady of the court who rides on unmoved by pleas for charity, and later moralizes on La Fosseuse's text.

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Slawkenbergius's Tale
Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted as no clear match.
The Fragment
A lady of the court who rides on unmoved by pleas for charity, and later moralizes on La Fosseuse's text.
Chapter XL
Mentioned in connection with a digression during Tristram's trip to Navarre.
Chapter XXII
Implied as the abbess of Andoüillets, leading the interaction.
Chapter XXIV
The abbess of Andoüillets, who is horrified by the sinful nature of the words but asks to hear them whispered.
XXV
The abbess of Andoüillets, who turns casuist and leads the attempt to command the mules.

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