# Monsieur Morissot — Short Fiction character guide

> Monsieur Morissot in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Morissot

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

## Snapshot

A modest Parisian watchmaker whose love of fishing leads him to slip past enemy lines for one last afternoon on the river.

## Who they are

Monsieur Morissot is a quiet, unassuming man whose passion for angling predates the siege of Paris, a hobby that once connected him to simpler days and a friend named Sauvage. With the city under Prussian occupation, he grows restless and nostalgic, willing to risk danger for the familiar pleasure of a riverbank. His decision to go fishing despite the war sets in motion a story about ordinary men caught between private joys and public catastrophe.

## In the story

### [Two Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/two-friends)

A watchmaker and avid fisherman who reunites with his friend Sauvage during the siege. He is executed by the Prussians after refusing to give the password.

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