Shorts from Scenes from Private Life · Character
Marguerite Turquet
A courtesan known as Malaga.
minor
First appearance: la grenadi re
Marguerite Turquet shows up with force in The Imaginary Mistress. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The ballet-girl Malaga writes a desperate letter to Paz begging for money, which he uses as a prop in his self-sacrificing plan.
Marguerite Turquet first appears in 0014 la grenadi re.
In The Imaginary Mistress: The ballet-girl Malaga writes a desperate letter to Paz begging for money, which he uses as a prop in his self-sacrificing plan.
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- Other
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- Demimonde dancers
- Parisian social web
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- Closing
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See Marguerite Turquet in la grenadi re