the Blessed Damozel

Also called Blessed Damozel

The heroine of Rossetti's poem, whom Madeline thinks of at sunset and Gussie said made him sick.

Connections

dealings

• is insulted by Gussie Fink-Nottle 2
• is written about by Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1

Talked about, but not there

1. Madeline corners Bertie in the hall, furious that the vegetarian Gussie has been rude about Spode, and declares she will have nothing more to do with him if he ever eats meat.Chapter 12, the hall, as Blessed Damozel
2. Bertie tells Jeeves that Gussie and Madeline have fallen out over sunsets and the Blessed Damozel, and decides to dodge the school treat by lunching with Uncle Tom at Brinkley.Chapter 13, Bertie's room at Totleigh, as Blessed Damozel
3. Jeeves reports that a boy egged Sir Watkyn and Stiffy's dog bit Gussie at the school treat; Gussie goes off to walk with Emerald Stoker, Stinker's vicarage is in doubt, and Spode bursts in.Chapters 13–14, Bertie's room at Totleigh, as Blessed Damozel