# Paul Limousin — Short Fiction character guide

> Paul Limousin in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Limousin, Paul

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

## Who they are

A young man who becomes involved in a tragic love triangle.

## Relationships

### [Monsieur Parent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/characters/monsieur_parent)

_friendship_

Monsieur Parent and Paul Limousin are close friends who share confidences and leisure time.

### [Monsieur Parent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/characters/monsieur_parent)

_friendship_

Monsieur Parent and Paul Limousin are close friends who share confidences and leisure time.

### [Monsieur Parent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/characters/monsieur_parent)

_friendship_

Monsieur Parent and Paul Limousin are close friends who share confidences and leisure time.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/iii)

Labarbe, the narrator, who recounts his seduction of Henriette and his role in settling Morin's affair.

### [Indiscretion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/indiscretion)

The husband who indulges his wife's fantasy of being his mistress in a private dining room, and candidly discusses his many past affairs.

### [Monsieur Parent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/monsieur-parent)

Revealed as the suspected lover of Henriette and possibly the biological father of Georges.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/ii)

Limousin is seen as the successful lover, now grey and older, walking with Henriette and Georges, appearing content and prosperous.

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

The Colonel, grieving and betrayed, reads his wife's confession and executes the orderly.

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