How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"You are not unworthy of these estates, niece;" said she: "I would wish to keep them for your sake—you shew a virtue I did not expect." (3.9.73)
Maybe we underestimated Madame Cheron. After all, she's basically getting grief from Montoni just for Emily's sake—she wants to give her a proper inheritance.
Quote #8
The Count had a son and a daughter, the children of a former marriage, who, he designed, should accompany him to the south of France […] (3.10.4)
We don't get too many deets on this family, but we do get to hear about some possible tension between the Countess and Blanche. The Countess is a little bit of a Wicked Stepmother, if you know what we mean.
Quote #9
"Ah! My dear young lady!" said she, "I thought I should never see you again in this world, when I heard you was gone to that outlandish country." (4.11.7)
Theresa is the closest thing Em has to a real, live family when she returns home from Udolpho. That's why it's such a big deal that Valancourt took care of her.