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Jean Adet

Pierre Adet's father, an elderly miller loyal to the royalist cause.

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Also known as old Jean Adet, Jean Adet the miller

Jean Adet shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Pierre's father, a miller who watches his son's radicalization with concern but remains silent.

Jean Adet first appears in 0059 i the tiger s lair.

In I: Pierre's father, a miller who watches his son's radicalization with concern but remains silent.

Later, in II: Pierre's father, the miller; his farm and barns are the setting for the revolt.

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I
Pierre's father, a miller who watches his son's radicalization with concern but remains silent.
II
Pierre's father, the miller; his farm and barns are the setting for the revolt.
III
The miller who tries to dissuade his son and the other peasants from their dangerous uprising.
IV
The old miller, seen with his son Pierre distributing weapons and inciting the peasants.
VI
The miller is dragged from his home, imprisoned, and hanged as a hostage for his son Pierre, protesting his innocence.
IV
Mentioned as the miller hanged four years ago, whose execution fuels Martin-Roget's revenge.

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