Short Fiction · Character
Polyte
A farmhand who has a secret affair with a farmer's wife.
minor
Also known as Monsieur Polyte
First appearance: short fiction
Polyte shows up with force in A Norman. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Drinking companion of Matthew; mentioned as having been far beyond a hundred on the boozometer.
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In A Norman: Drinking companion of Matthew; mentioned as having been far beyond a hundred on the boozometer. Later, in Queen Hortense:…
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- Other
Character groups
- Social Hypocrisy and Class
- Seduction and Country Excursions
- Prejudice and Sacrifice
- Eccentricity and Obsession
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Leuillet receives news of Souris’s sudden death and experienc…
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