Monsieur Lecoq · Character

Goguet

A clerk in the magistrate's office.

minor

Also known as the smiling Goguet

First appearance: monsieur lecoq

Goguet shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The clerk with a silly smile who nods approvingly at Lecoq's deductions and assists Segmuller during the examination.

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Goguet first appears in 0000 monsieur lecoq.

In IX: The clerk with a silly smile who nods approvingly at Lecoq's deductions and assists Segmuller during the examination.

Later, in The Examination of the Widow Chupin and the Prisoner May: The smiling clerk who returns with a communication from the governor of the Depot and expresses fear about the prisoner May.

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IX
The clerk with a silly smile who nods approvingly at Lecoq's deductions and assists Segmuller during the examination.
The Examination of the Widow Chupin and the Prisoner May
The smiling clerk who returns with a communication from the governor of the Depot and expresses fear about the prisoner May.
XI
The clerk who reads back the prisoner's earlier statements to highlight contradictions.
XII
The smiling clerk who records the proceedings and admires the prisoner's defense.
XIII
The smiling clerk who writes the summons for Polyte Chupin's wife and takes a theatrical interest in the proceedings.
XVI
Segmuller's clerk, arrives early and observes the magistrate's irritable mood; secretly hopes the prisoner May will succeed.
XVII
The smiling clerk who draws up summonses for the magistrate.
XIX
The smiling clerk who expresses admiration for Lecoq's cleverness and remarks on the failed comedy.

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