# Daniel d'Arthez — Letters of Two Brides character guide

> Daniel d'Arthez in Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Daniel d'Arthez, Daniel, D'Arthez, d'Arthez

**First appearance:** 0052-xlix-marie-gaston-to-daniel-d-arthez

## Snapshot

A grave, principled writer and the moral anchor of his literary circle, d'Arthez is the friend in whom Gaston confides his most painful scruples.

## Who they are

Daniel d'Arthez is a novelist of serious purpose, respected by the young men around him for his integrity and his refusal of easy success. He serves as confidant and witness, the man Gaston trusts with the truth about his marriage and his shame. His presence gives the novel's Paris a conscience, and his own late love story echoes the book's questions about passion and restraint.

## In the story

### [XLIX: Marie Gaston to Daniel d’Arthez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/letters_of_two_brides_se/chapters/xlix-marie-gaston-to-daniel-d-arthez)

Recipient of the letter; Marie asks him to be a witness and confides in him as a trusted friend.

### [LV: The Comtesse de l’Estorade to Mme. Gaston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/letters_of_two_brides_se/chapters/lv-the-comtesse-de-l-estorade-to-mme-gaston)

Helped connect Gaston's widow to Gaston and read Gaston's letter to Renée.

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