Les Misérables · Character

Master Scaufflaire

A coachman who rents Jean Valjean a carriage.

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Also known as this Scaufflaire, Scaufflaire, Monsieur Scaufflaire

First appearance: xiii the solution of some questions connected with the municipal police

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The Fleming who rents out horses and carriages; he shrewdly negotiates the terms and later deduces M.

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The Perspicacity of Master Scaufflaire
The Fleming who rents out horses and carriages; he shrewdly negotiates the terms and later deduces M. Madeleine's destination.
The Perspicacity of Master Scaufflaire
The shrewd Fleming who rents out horses; he deduces Madeleine's destination from the figures left behind.
Forms Assumed by Suffering During Sleep
Mentioned as the person who supposedly ordered the tilbury that arrives at dawn.
Forms Assumed by Suffering During Sleep
His coachman arrives with a tilbury, causing Valjean to shudder upon hearing the name.
Hindrances
Mentioned as the owner of the horse Valjean rides; Valjean remembers his promise to stand by the horse while it eats.

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