# Louis-Gaston — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

> Louis-Gaston in Shorts from Scenes from Private Life by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Louis-Gaston, Louis

**First appearance:** 0013-the-deserted-woman

## Who they are

The son of Gaston de Nueil and his abandoned wife.

## In the story

### [La Grenadière](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/la-grenadi-re)

The elder son, about thirteen, who becomes industrious and studies advanced mathematics and drawing to prepare for the École polytechnique, while also seeking physical endurance through long walks.

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