Cosette DuBois

Cosette DuBois (1891-1912) was a minor character in the novel Haunted and is the love interest of Tommy O'Hara. She was of French descent.

Biography
Not much is known about Cosette's early life except that she was born in Montmarte, France. She likely grew up partially in Paris and would later plan on moving to Canada with her family.

Haunted
Cosette can first be seen at Southampton, admiring the sheer size of the RMS Titanic and waiting to board with her family. When they boarded, Cosette eyed Tommy O'Hara in the third class halls and fell in love with him immediately. The two properly met at a third-class promenade and were happily dancing together at the steerage party. Cosette was dragged into a ceili spin and Tommy decided to join her. When Jack Flynn arrived at the party, he decided to enjoy the evening with his lover, Chloe Dixon.

Cosette doesn't appear again until the Titanic began to sink after it hit an iceberg. She met up with Jack and Chloe, with Tommy close behind her. When he asked her to come with him to America, she accepted and said that she would always follow him wherever he went.

During the sinking, Tommy was killed by the ship's falling forward funnel. Soon after, Cosette and her family ascended to the aft of the ship and were hanging by the rail. When the Titanic rose vertically in the air, Mrs. DuBois fell first, follow by Mr. DuBois, while Cosette remained holding onto the railing and was determined to survive. Moments before the ships final plunge, she looks hopelessly up at Chloe, who sadly watches her slip and fall several feet into to her death in the freezing ocean.

Physical Appearance
Cosette was described as having fair skin with curly light blonde hair that falls down to the middle of her back and gorgeous pale blue eyes. It is noted by other characters that Cosette was a very free-spirited young woman and she loved to smile, even when she was around other people like Jack Flynn and Chloe Dixon.

Cosette's attire was typical for immigrant women of the early 20th century who were part of the working class: a stiff, high-collared linen blouse, a simple trumpet skirt, and most likely lace-up boots that had a French heel or a simple set of pumps.

Personality
Cosette was described as being very bubbly and adorably curious. She was also a bit of a social butterfly as she enjoyed talking to Chloe Dixon when they both met at the steerage party in third class.

Cosette was also a very fast learner, having learned English, although very boxy at times, quickly through conversations she had with Tommy and other passengers in third class. Cosette also understood when people couldn't speak French and tried to speak in her broken English so people could understand her better.

Appearances

 * Haunted

Trivia

 * Although her age is never given in the novel, Christine Lange reveals Cosette was about 21 years old in 1912.
 * Her name in French roughly translates to "little thing".
 * In Haunted, Cosette was the only known character to actually speak French.
 * Her physical appearance of being a blonde-haired blue-eyed girl is a clue to her innocent nature.
 * In the Timekeeper Saga Official Companion Guide, Christine Lange explained the reason she created Cosette was to inform her readers that there were other immigrants on the Titanic besides people from the British Isles.
 * Cosette's father, Gustave, calls her "mon tresor" which translates to "my treasure" in French.
 * Her only known possession is a woolen shawl in a shade of basil green, which she was wearing when she was killed by the Titanic's propeller blades.
 * Cosette didn't have the luxury of enjoying actual French food in the ship's cafe, but she didn't mind the hearty stew as long as she had her daily slice of bread to enjoy it with.
 * She is right-handed.
 * Her relationship with Tommy O'Hara was not as scandalous as Chloe's and Jack's was since they her and Tommy both hailed from the same social class, even though they were from different countries.