# Bourgeat — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

> Bourgeat in Shorts from Scenes from Private Life by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** good Bourgeat

**First appearance:** 0019-the-atheist-s-mass

## Who they are

A humble water-carrier who inspires a famous surgeon.

## In the story

### [The Atheist’s Mass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/the-atheist-s-mass)

A humble water-carrier from Auvergne who selflessly supports Desplein's education.

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