The protagonist, daughter of French writer Victor Hugo, who travels to Halifax in 1863 under a pseudonym to pursue an obsessive, unrequited love for British officer Lt. Albert Pinson. Her fixation leads to erratic behavior, financial ruin, and eventual institutionalization after Pinson rejects her and marries another.
Adèle briefly treats the hypnotist as a possible means of controlling her hopeless romantic situation.
Adèle considers hiring the claimed hypnotist to force the officer to marry her, but recognizes that he is a charlatan.
Whistler's sympathetic interest contrasts with Adèle's obsessive attachment to the British officer.
Mr. Whistler, the bookseller, shows an interest in Adèle and visits her with writing paper when she faints from exhaustion.
Mrs. Saunders provides lodging while gradually becoming aware of Adèle's deteriorating condition.
Adèle takes accommodations at the boarding house run by Mrs. Saunders. Mrs. Saunders later learns Adèle's true identity and mental decline.
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