# M. Le Gautier — The Cask character guide

> M. Le Gautier in The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Le Gautier, Alphonse Le Gautier, M. Alphonse Le Gautier

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-london

## Who they are

A French contact or suspect in the investigation.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Felix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/mr_felix)

_professional_

M. Le Gautier is a lawyer or legal advisor to Mr. Felix, handling his legal matters.

### [Mr. Felix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/mr_felix)

_professional_

M. Le Gautier is a lawyer or legal advisor to Mr. Felix, handling his legal matters.

### [Mr. Felix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/characters/mr_felix)

_professional_

M. Le Gautier is a lawyer or legal advisor to Mr. Felix, handling his legal matters.

## In the story

### [Felix Tells a Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/v-felix-tells-a-story)

Alleged writer of the letter to Felix; junior partner in a wine merchant firm.

### [VIII: The Opening of the Cask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/viii-the-opening-of-the-cask)

Implicated by the typewritten note found on the body, which matches the paper and typing from his earlier letter.

### [IX: M. le Chef de la Sûreté](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/ix-m-le-chef-de-la-s-ret)

Signatory of the letter to Felix; considered a potential clue to the victim's identity.

### [X: Who Wrote the Letter?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/x-who-wrote-the-letter)

Wine merchant who confirms the lottery arrangement with Felix but denies any bet with Dumarchez.

### [A Council of War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cask_se/chapters/xvii-a-council-of-war)

His name appears in the forged letter; the council debates whether Felix used Le Gautier's name to cover his tracks.

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