Jean Santeuil
2.4.1
Marie Kossichef* [proto-Gilberte]
(a) Daughter of rich parents. (JS 92)
(b) Her mother has a reputation ("légère") (JS 92).
(c) A scene on the Champs-Elysées, playing barres. (JS 87-8)
(d) A day when it snows, but by miracle she is there. (JS 125-7; cf. JS 86, JS 380)
(e) The magic of Marie saying Jean's name: "Il lui semblait qu’en formant son nom, sa bouche le touchait" (814).
(f) Everything associated with Marie—her father (87), her house (87), her governess (92)—becomes important for Jean. Aura shed on her entire life.
(g) A letter inviting him to tea.
(h) A New Year's Day that is not special. (JS 123-4)
(i) No longer in love. (JS 624)
Differences: she has dark hair (here she is russe, not rousse! "Il avait [fait] la connaissance d’une jeune fille russe avec de grands cheveux noirs, des yeux clairs et moqueurs, des joues roses, et qui brillait de cette santé, de cette vie, de cette joie qui manquaient à Jean" (85); Jean's mother disapproves (JS 91).
*This character may also be named Charlotte (JS 812).