# Joseph Lebas — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Joseph, Lebas, the luckless Joseph, young Lebas

**First appearance:** 0002-at-the-sign-of-the-cat-and-racket

## Who they are

A clerk who marries above his station.

## In the story

### [At the Sign of the Cat and Racket](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/at-the-sign-of-the-cat-and-racket)

Augustine's brother-in-law, a prudent tradesman who offers pragmatic but unhelpful advice about her marital troubles.

### [Pierre Grassou](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/pierre-grassou)

A great artist who bursts into Grassou's studio, criticizes his style, and borrows money from him.

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