Bernadette

The parents of Bernadette were very embarrassed to reply to any questions, because they haven't seen her for a long time now.

Bernadette was born in Rennes in 1909.

The police couldn't find everyone that Bernadette had often visited.

The police couldn't find all the people that Bernadette hung out with.

The different people that Bernadette frequented haven't all been found by the police.

Bernadette Woolley was aware that her name was professionally inappropriate. She tended to get a lot of jokes about it. There had even been recommendations that she change it. The pious connotations put men off, it was averred. Non-Catholics recognised her allegiance at once because of the label, and scorned her for it; while co-religionists, reminded inappropriately of the Virgin apparition at Lourdes, blushed, or sniggered, or asked for another girl.

As they walked farther along the concourse, Bernadette said, "You call me Bernadette. Aunt won't be necessary. And I don't like Bernie. Or Aunt Bernie or Auntie. For a while, when I was twelve, I wanted everyone to call me Detta. No reason except that I was twelve and trying to fit whatever name sounded more glamorous than Bernadette. I like to be called Bernadette. I've become my name."