A Marriage Settlement · Character
Paul de Manerville
A handsome, well-drilled Count who spent six years and seven hundred thousand francs learning Paris, then came home to Bordeaux to marry well and be elected Deputy.
major
Also known as Paul, Comte de Manerville, Count Paul, Monsieur Paul, Le Comte Paul de Manerville
First appearance: A Marriage Settlement
As a major figure in A Marriage Settlement, Paul de Manerville is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Paul is the prospective groom, caught between the legal wrangling over his marriage settlement and his desire for domestic happiness.
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Paul is the eligible heir of Lanstrac, a man whose elegance is real but second-rate: his servants are well drilled, his suppers succeed, and he has never once been the fashion. Having burned through his father's savings…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Professional
- Romantic
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Protagonist
- Marriage Negotiation Factions
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- Madame Evangelista
psychological · negative
Madame Evangelista manipulates Paul through financial and emotional control, treating him… How this plays out →
- Mathias
professional · positive
- Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista
romantic · ambivalent
- Henri de Marsay
friendship · ambivalent
- Madame de Manerville
family · positive
- Josette
professional · positive
- Madame Evangelista
psychological · negative
Madame Evangelista manipulates Paul through financial and emotional control, treating him… How this plays out →
- Madame Evangelista
psychological · negative
Madame Evangelista manipulates Paul through financial and emotional control, treating him… How this plays out →
- Mathias
professional · positive
- Mathias
professional · positive
- Henri de Marsay
friendship · ambivalent
- Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista
romantic · ambivalent
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