La Dolciquita is the mistress of the Russian Grand Duke. She has sex with Edward when the Ashburnhams are in Monte Carlo. After their night together, La Dolciquita tells Edward that he must pay her if he wants to continue seeing her. Edward agrees and ends up spending 20,000 pounds in a week.
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La Dolciquita Character Timeline in The Good Soldier
The timeline below shows where the character La Dolciquita appears in The Good Soldier. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Chapter 5
...However, Edward did not learn his lesson. The following year, he began an affair with La Dolciquita , a woman with expensive taste who convinced Edward to blow a great sum of...
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Part 3, Chapter 4
...some Spanish women, Leonora leaves him alone and goes to bed. While dancing, Edward meets La Dolciquita , the mistress of the Russian Grand Duke. Immediately, Edward is infatuated with La Dolciquita,...
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After sleeping with Edward, La Dolciquita has gotten all she wanted out of their relationship. However, in sharp contrast, Edward falls...
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Part 3, Chapter 5
John returns to what happened in the wake of Edward’s affair with La Dolciquita . When Edward returned to Leonora, he was forced to tell her about the great...
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...discreet and less financially taxing than Edward’s previous infidelities, at least at the start. Unlike La Dolciquita , Mrs. Basil is genuinely in love with Edward, and he loves her in return....
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