# Comte de Merret — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Monsieur le Comte de Merret, Monsieur de Merret, Monsieur le Comte

**First appearance:** 0016-gobseck

## Who they are

A vengeful husband who discovers his wife's infidelity.

## In the story

### [La Grande Bretêche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/la-grande-bret-che)

A tall, hot-tempered gentleman from Picardy who married Madame de Merret; his violent reaction led to the house's abandonment.

### [Gobseck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/gobseck)

Referred to as Count de Restaud in the text. He transfers his property to Gobseck to secure his eldest son's inheritance, showing great agitation and trust in Derville.

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