The headmistress of the girls' boarding school where Jeanne lives. She treats the girl cruelly alongside Mouche. After Jeanne manipulates her into visiting Paris, Mlle. Prefere misinterprets Bonnard's kindness as romantic interest and proposes marriage. Upon learning the truth from Jeanne, she becomes angry and forcibly returns the girl to the school, cutting off Bonnard's access to her.
Conflict arises from Prefere's false assumptions and subsequent hostility toward Bonnard.
An implicit alliance based on their shared cruel treatment of the ward.
No direct relationship exists; they remain parallel figures in the narrative.
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