# Baron Mordiane — Short Fiction character guide

> Baron Mordiane in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mordiane

**First appearance:** 0003-short-fiction

## Who they are

A cynical and worldly baron who enjoys manipulating others for his amusement.

## In the story

### [Duchoux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/duchoux)

An aging, lonely bachelor who decides to visit his unknown son in the South of France, but is repulsed by the encounter.

### [The Rendezvous](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/the-rendezvous)

The Baron de Grimbal, a diplomat who intercepts Madame Haggar and invites her to see his Japanese collection.

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