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St. Eustache

Fiancé of Marie Rogêt, suspected in her murder.

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Also known as M. St. Eustache, Monsieur Jacques St. Eustache

First appearance: The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

St. Eustache's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Marie's lover and intended husband, who boards with the Rogêts.
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With Unknown Narrator (social): St. Eustache is a lover of Marie Rogêt, whose behavior and testimony the narrator scrutinizes during the investigation. With Unknown Narrator (social): St. Eustache is a lover of Marie…

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