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M. de Lesdiguières

An elderly nobleman and fencing master who trains André-Louis.

minor

Also known as M. Lesdiguières

First appearance: i transition

M. de Lesdiguières shows up with force in The Windmill. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The King's Lieutenant in Brittany, arrogant and dismissive, refuses to pursue charges against the Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr.
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In The Windmill: The King's Lieutenant in Brittany, arrogant and dismissive, refuses to pursue charges against the Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr. Later, in VII: The Wind: Denounced as the King's Lieutenant who administers…

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AMAndré-Louis Mo…PDPhilippe de Vi…MDM. de la Roche…LCLe ChapelierBDBertrand des A…MDM. de Lesdiguières

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical and Minor Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Nobles and Revolutionaries

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

André-Louis reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, confessing he “know[s] nothing, understand[s]…

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