In the short story The Harlequin Tea Set, Pilar Addison was the Spanish wife of Tom Addison. Tom had met her in Spain during one of his early postings in the Diplomatic Service. The couple had two daughters, Lily and Maria. Pilar died young. Mr Satterthwaite, who was the best man at the Tom and Pilar's wedding recalled that Pilar was a lovely girl with a certain dark aristocratic beauty.