Montalais

Also known as: Mademoiselle de Montalais · Family: French court · Role: court lady · First appears: Chapter 28

Life events

Montalais reveals that Louise loved Raoul and should have married him before his departure.(Chapter28)
- With: Louise Raoul
- “Louise did love you.”
Raoul reveals Guiche’s secret visits to Montalais’s apartment.(Chapter28)
- With: Guiche
- “I never would divulge the secret of the visits of my friend to your apartment.”
Raoul warns Guiche that a plot against Louise has formed in Madame’s household.(Chapter28)
- With: Raoul Guiche Louise
- “I mean that there is a plot formed against her who is the mistress of the king--a plot formed in the very house of Madame.”

friends with Louise “Montalais, the companion of Louise”
with Malicorne (A romantic interaction is described between Montalais and Malicorne.) “The officer replied in calm but firm sentences; it was rather a little love pet than a quarrel of courtiers, and was terminated by a kiss on the fingers of the lady.”
with Guiche (The text refers to Guiche's secret visits to Montalais's apartment.) “I never would divulge the secret of the visits of my friend to your apartment.”
with Louise (interaction) “Montalais, the companion of Louise--Montalais, who reminded him of the turret of Blois and the joys of youth”

with Athenais (Montalais attempts to restrain Athenais during her provocation.) “Montalais trod on her toe, but all in vain.”
with Louise (Montalais verbally defends Louise’s right to reject Raoul.) “‘Well, that is a right which every honest woman has,’ said Montalais, in an affected tone. ‘When we know we cannot constitute the happiness of a man, it is much better to cast him off.’”

Extracted from the original text of The Man in the Iron Mask. Made with Rho MD.