# Marguerite Turquet — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-la-grenadi-re

## Who they are

A courtesan known as Malaga.

## In the story

### [The Imaginary Mistress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shorts_from_scenes_from_private_life_se/chapters/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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