# Old Boniface — Short Fiction character guide

> Old Boniface in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Boniface, postman Boniface, old Boniface

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

## Who they are

A postman who becomes the victim of a cruel practical joke.

## In the story

### [The Dead Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/the-dead-hand)

Bonvin, Pierre's servant, who discovers his master after the attack and alerts the authorities.

### [At the Church Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/at-the-church-door)

The wheelwright who loses his son Jean, searches for him for years, and eventually becomes the holy water sprinkler at the church.

### [Father Judas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/father-judas)

Father Joseph, the old boatman who lives by the tarn and recounts the story of Father Judas.

### [Old Boniface's Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/old-boniface-s-crime)

The postman who misinterprets the sounds from the tax-collector's house as a crime, leading to a humiliating misunderstanding.

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

The narrator and hunter who recounts the shooting drama.

### [Little Roque](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/little-roque)

Postman Médéric Rompel, who discovers the child's body and the scattered belongings while on his mail route.

### [Alexander](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/alexander)

Alexander, the old servant, has served the family for thirty-five years and confesses his devotion to Mme. Maramballe.

## Links

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