Madame Du Pont The upstanding, kindly headmistress of Charlotte's boarding school in Chichester.
They decide that they will forgive her and welcome her back into the family when she comes back.
Charlotte is seasick throughout the voyage and bonds with Montraville as he takes care of her, but she begins to realize that Montraville could leave her at any time without marrying her, much as Belcour did to La Rue.