Father Goriot · Character
Maxime de Trailles
A polished, debt-ridden dandy whose charm is a weapon, he bleeds Anastasie de Restaud's household dry while smiling through it.
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Also known as M. le Comte Maxime de Trailles, de Trailles, Maxime
First appearance: father goriot
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Maxime de Trailles moves through aristocratic drawing-rooms with the ease of a man who has never paid for anything himself, and Anastasie de Restaud's passion for him is his chief source of funds. His elegance conceals…
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