Scaramouche · Character
Bertrand des Amis
A fencing master and friend who aids André-Louis in Paris.
minor
Also known as M. Bertrand des Amis, M. des Amis, des Amis
First appearance: II: Quos Deus Vult Perdere
Bertrand des Amis shows up with force in I: Transition. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Fencing master who hires André-Louis as an assistant; his academy is the setting for André-Louis's fencing theory development.
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In I: Transition: Fencing master who hires André-Louis as an assistant; his academy is the setting for André-Louis's fencing theory development. Later, in II: Quos Deus Vult Perdere: André-Louis' friend and master at…
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- Protagonist
- Nobles and Revolutionaries
- Household and Local Allies
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André-Louis reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, confessing he “know[s] nothing, understand[s]…
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See Bertrand des Amis in II: Quos Deus Vult Perdere