A Daughter of Eve · Character

Du Tillet

A cold-eyed banker who clawed his way from nothing into the salons of Paris, and who watches his wife's family with the patience of a man collecting debts.

supporting

Also known as du Tillet, Lost Du Tillet

First appearance: a daughter of eve

As a supporting figure in A Daughter of Eve, Du Tillet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The suspicious and domineering banker who interrupts the sisters, deduces their plan, and forbids Eugénie from helping Marie.

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Du Tillet is a financier whose wealth buys him a seat at the table but never quite the ease of those born to it, and he knows it. He treats his wife Eugénie with a contempt that is both marital and social, dragging her before the candles to interrogate her about her sister's secrets, and his suspicion of the Vandenesse household becomes a slow-burning threat. His presence in the story matters because he represents the new money that will not be charmed or outmaneuvered, and because the information he gathers about Nathan's debts gives him leverage over the very people who condescend to him.

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Social

Character groups

Parisian social circle
Protagonist

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Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Raoul Nathan
professional · negative
Du Tillet, a banker and financier, collaborates with Raoul Nathan on business schemes,… How this plays out →
Marie de Vandenesse
social · negative
Comte Félix de Vandenesse
professional · negative
Eugénie
social · ambivalent
Delphine de Nucingen
professional · ambivalent
Raoul Nathan
professional · negative
Du Tillet, a banker and financier, collaborates with Raoul Nathan on business schemes,… How this plays out →
Raoul Nathan
professional · negative
Du Tillet, a banker and financier, collaborates with Raoul Nathan on business schemes,… How this plays out →
Eugénie
social · ambivalent
Marie de Vandenesse
social · negative
Marie de Vandenesse
social · negative
Eugénie
social · ambivalent
Delphine de Nucingen
professional · ambivalent

Raoul Nathan
Du Tillet, a banker and financier, collaborates with Raoul Nathan on business schemes, often manipulating him for financial gain.
Marie de Vandenesse
Du Tillet is a social acquaintance of Marie de Vandenesse, moving in the same aristocratic circles and occasionally involved in her financial affairs.
Comte Félix de Vandenesse
Comte Félix de Vandenesse and Du Tillet have a professional relationship as political and financial associates, though they distrust each other.
Eugénie
Du Tillet interacts with Eugénie as a social acquaintance, occasionally involving her in financial discussions with her sister.
Delphine de Nucingen
Delphine de Nucingen, a banker's wife, has a professional and financial relationship with Du Tillet, often involving loans and investments.
Raoul Nathan
Du Tillet, a banker and financier, collaborates with Raoul Nathan on business schemes, often manipulating him for financial gain.
Raoul Nathan
Du Tillet, a banker and financier, collaborates with Raoul Nathan on business schemes, often manipulating him for financial gain.
Eugénie
Du Tillet interacts with Eugénie as a social acquaintance, occasionally involving her in financial discussions with her sister.
Marie de Vandenesse
Du Tillet is a social acquaintance of Marie de Vandenesse, moving in the same aristocratic circles and occasionally involved in her financial affairs.
Marie de Vandenesse
Du Tillet is a social acquaintance of Marie de Vandenesse, moving in the same aristocratic circles and occasionally involved in her financial affairs.
Eugénie
Du Tillet interacts with Eugénie as a social acquaintance, occasionally involving her in financial discussions with her sister.
Delphine de Nucingen
Delphine de Nucingen, a banker's wife, has a professional and financial relationship with Du Tillet, often involving loans and investments.

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Du Tillet appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Sisterly Confidences
The suspicious and domineering banker who interrupts the sisters, deduces their plan, and forbids Eugénie from helping Marie.
Florine
A financier involved in the newspaper scheme, tasked with looking after trade and the Exchange.
Suicide
A banker and false friend, he advances money to Nathan while plotting to seize control of the newspaper.
VIII: A Lover Saved and Lost
Suspects the affair between Marie and Nathan and confronts his wife, but is defied.
IX: A Husband’s Triumph
Forces Nathan to surrender his share in the paper through a forced sale.

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