Other Characters
Raoul and Etienne Pontellier (Leonce and Edna's sons), Alphonse Ratignolle (Adele's husband), Janet (Edna's younger sister), Margaret (Edna's older sister), Mariequita (Robert's previous lover), Madame Antoine (whose house Edna sleeps in), Tonie (Madame Antonie's son), the Colonel (Edna's father), Mrs. Highcamp, Miss Mayblunt, Mr. Gouvernail (Miss Mayblunt's companion at Edna's farewell dinner), Celestine (Edna's servant), Farival Twins, Madame Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Dr. Mandelet, the lovers (at Grand Isle), and the lady in black (at Grand Isle).
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