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Mrs. Cholmondeley

A fashionable Englishwoman living in Villette, an acquaintance of Ginevra.

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First appearance: xx the concert

Mrs. Cholmondeley shows up with force in IX: Isidore. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Ginevra's chaperon, a fashionable lady who initially gives her gifts but later resists her constant requests.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mrs. Cholmondeley in xx the concert