Charis Lavery Cobb is Gabriel's bride. She was born in India, but she was sent back to England after her mother's death. She returned to India at the age of eighteen. Charis was not fond of the rules of English society in India and was quite uncomfortable there. She considered her introduction to Gabriel a blessing.
Charis loves her husband, but she also finds him to be outright annoying. When war breaks out, Gabriel is called overseas, and she is once again left alone. In Gabriel's absence, Charis decides to move into a cottage at the Cobb family estate, where she establishes a close, guilt ridden relationship with Felix.
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