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Desroches

A lawyer involved in legal matters concerning the characters.

minor

Also known as Maître Desroches, Monsieur Desroches

First appearance: a start in life

Desroches's tie to Oscar Husson is one of the pressures that moves A Start in Life—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Oscar Husson (professional): Desroches is a lawyer who employs Oscar as a clerk, treating him with distant authority. With Oscar Husson (professional): Desroches is a lawyer who employs Oscar as a clerk, treating…

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OHOscar HussonGOGodeschalMAMariettePIPierrotinMMMonsieur MoreauDEDesroches

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Passengers and Artists
  • Protagonist
  • Extended Social Circle
  • Magistrate and Performers

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