# Philip Remy — Short Fiction character guide

> Philip Remy in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Philip

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

## Who they are

A friend of the narrator who shares a strange and unsettling experience.

## In the story

### [Simon's Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/simon-s-father)

The blacksmith who rescues Simon from the river and later becomes his father by marrying La Blanchotte.

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

The bridegroom who sings 'The Accursed Bread' at the wedding breakfast, initially praised but later causing discomfort with the song's moralistic themes.

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

The orderly who blackmails Madeleine and is shot by the Colonel.

## Links

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