Book #1: Suzy's Dream (Chapter 6 - Character List)

At the end of Chapter 5, we find Suzy in a bit of a predicament. Hope's for her family's financial future hinged on her meeting with Mme. Vricourt, a meeting that ended up going poorly for our dear Suzy. I sense she feels a bit lost by the end of this chapter. She feels she has failed her mother, failed her family's financial future, and even doubts her own talents when it comes to the idea of making a living. Even though Suzy knows that taking any kind of working position would beneath her station in life, she seems to take the challenge head-on, and I like this about her.

What will Suzy's next steps be?

Will she return home, lick her wounds, but get right back out there and try again with another family? Will she lie to her mother, and make it look like she has gotten a position teaching piano until one finally turns up for her? Or, perhaps, might she have a chance encounter with the mysterious Lady Graham?

Let's dive into Chapter 6 to find out!

Chapter 6: Cast of Characters

  • Suzanne (Suzy) -- eldest daughter of M. and Mme. Douvry
  • An older gentleman and a little girl
  • Mme. Arnay (Charlotte) -- Suzy's aunt and M. Arnay's wife
  • Germaine Arnay -- Mme. Arnay's daughter and Suzy's cousin
  • Georges de Flers -- friend from Le Castel
  • Lady Graham -- American friend of Mme. Arnay
  • Madame (Mme.) Douvry -- Suzy's mother

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