Who is Mademoiselle Agathe Piquetard from Cousin Bette: Part One of Poor Relations and what is their importance? La_Cousine_Bette English & Literature Mademoiselle Agathe Piquetard | Cousin Bette: Part One of Poor Relations

Agathe Piquetard is a young woman from the village of Isigny in Lower Normandy. Agathe is a strong country girl, not especially pretty but sturdy. She is "as buxom as a wet nurse" according to the narrator. Agathe has a ruddy complexion, a short waist and strong, red arms (435). Agathe is hired as a kitchen-maid for the Hulot family after Hector's return to Adeline and the home. Shortly after she begins working for Baron Hulot, Mademoiselle Piquetard and the Baron begin an affair. Three days after Adeline dies, Agathe and Hector return to her hometown where they are subsequently married. Mademoiselle Piquetard becomes the second Baroness Hulot.