Short Fiction · Character
St. Eustache
Fiancé of Marie Rogêt, suspected in her murder.
minor
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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social · ambivalent
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social · ambivalent
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