Short Fiction · Character
Monsieur Bourais
A lawyer and friend of Madame Aubain who manages her affairs.
minor
Also known as Bourais
First appearance: a simple soul
Monsieur Bourais's tie to Madame Aubain is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Retired lawyer who manages Madame Aubain's estates and gives the children an engraved geography.
Monsieur Bourais first appears in 0005 a simple soul.
With Madame Aubain (professional): Monsieur Bourais manages legal and financial affairs for Madame Aubain, acting as her trusted advisor.
In II: The Heroine: Retired lawyer who manages Madame Aubain's estates and gives the children an engraved geography.
Later, in III: Death: Present at Virginia's first communion and later at her funeral procession.
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Félicité's world characters
- Protagonist
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