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ConnieConnie begins married life with Clifford at Wragby after his war injuries leave him permanently paralyzed.First seen in chapter 1
CliffordClifford is Connie’s husband, whose war injuries leave him permanently paralyzed and unable to have children.First seen in chapter 1
HildaHilda is Connie’s sister, who shares her artistic upbringing and studies in Dresden.First seen in chapter 1
MichaelisMichaelis is a successful playwright invited to Wragby by Clifford who begins a secret affair with Connie.First seen in chapter 3
MellorsMellors helps with Clifford’s chair during a woodland walk, and Connie notices his reserve and physical frailty.First seen in chapter 5
Mrs. BoltonMrs. Bolton takes over Clifford’s personal care, giving Connie more time alone.First seen in chapter 7
Bertha CouttsBertha Coutts is Mellors’s wife, whose return and accusations are reported in letters to Connie.First seen in chapter 17

Chapter 1
Connie and Clifford return to Wragby after his war injuries leave him permanently paralyzed and unable to have children.
Chapter 2
Clifford publishes stories, and Connie devotes her energy to supporting his literary work.
Chapter 3
Connie begins a secret affair with Michaelis after Clifford invites him to Wragby.
Chapter 4
Connie listens as Clifford’s friends debate sex, marriage, ownership, and bodily needs.
Chapter 5
Clifford accepts the possibility of Connie bearing another man’s child, and she meets Mellors during their woodland walk.
Chapter 6
Connie helps Mellors’s crying daughter and is later deeply moved by seeing him washing alone.
Chapter 7
Hilda seeks medical advice for Connie and insists on outside help; Mrs. Bolton takes over Clifford’s personal care.
Chapter 8
Connie discovers Mellors’s hut, but her request for a key provokes resentment and anger.
Chapter 9
Mrs. Bolton’s accounts of the mines stir Clifford’s interest in technical study and fuel experiments.
Chapter 10
Connie cries while holding a chick, and Mellors comforts her before they have sex in the hut.
Chapter 11
Connie encourages hopes of a child, plans a Venice trip, and finds the mining districts frightening.
Chapter 12
Mellors questions whether Connie uses him for conception, but their renewed intimacy brings tenderness.
Chapter 13
Connie challenges Clifford’s defense of class authority, then helps Mellors push his stalled chair home.
Chapter 14
Connie spends the night at Mellors’s house, hears about his failed relationships, and prompts him to seek divorce.
Chapter 15
Connie proposes a shared life abroad, while Mellors says they both need divorces.
Chapter 16
Hilda reluctantly helps Connie spend a night with Mellors before travel forces their tearful separation.
Chapter 17
In Venice, Connie recognizes her pregnancy and receives letters reporting Bertha Coutts’s return and accusations.
Chapter 18
Connie reunites with Mellors in London, where their hopes face money worries and obstacles to divorce.
Chapter 19
Clifford refuses Connie a divorce; she leaves for Scotland, while Mellors takes farm work and writes about their hopes.
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