Short Fiction · Character
Telèsphore Baquette
A good-natured farmer whose patient courtship of Euphrasie complicates the romantic triangle that unsettles the Natchitoches countryside.
supporting
Also known as Telèsphore, Nonc Telèsphore
First appearance: az lie
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Telèsphore Baquette is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Eusèbe, the 'free mulatto' who brings news of Miss Kitty's illness to Tante Cat'rinette.
Telèsphore Baquette appears in Short Fiction as supporting figure.
Telèsphore Baquette first appears in 0043 az lie.
In Tante Cat'rinette: Eusèbe, the 'free mulatto' who brings news of Miss Kitty's illness to Tante Cat'rinette.
Later, in A Night in Acadie: A twenty-eight-year-old farmer seeking a wife, who leaves his plantation to spend Sunday near Marksville and becomes entangled with Zaïda's elopement.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Romantic rivalry and courtship
- Passion, rejection, and courage
- Family secrets and hidden desires
- Adventure and mystery
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Telèsphore Baquette in az lie