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Bazin

French servant in the household of Prestongrange.

minor

Also known as Mr. Bazin

First appearance: v in the advocate s house

Bazin shows up with force in The Letter from the Ship. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The innkeeper who demands payment after the commotion, then is paid off.
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JMJames More Mac…ABAlan Breck Ste…CDCatriona Drumm…CSCharles StewartBABazin

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