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Boucard

A clerk in Derville's law office.

minor

Also known as Daddy Boucard

First appearance: colonel chabert

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DEDervilleGOGodeschalCCColonel ChabertSISimonninMDMadame de Beau…BOBoucard

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Legal and social intrigue
  • Protagonist
  • Parisian social web

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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