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Colonel Gouraud

A coarse, hard-drinking old soldier who circles Sylvie Rogron's fortune with the patience of a man who has campaigned for harder prizes.

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Also known as Colonel Gouraud, Gouraud, The Colonel, the Colonel, Colonel

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Gouraud is a retired military man whose rough manners and appetite for pleasure make him a fixture in the Rogron household, where his attentions to Sylvie carry an unmistakable financial scent. His blunt, campaigning…

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MGMadame GuenéeFIFinotMHMadame HochonCDComte de Bramb…SRSylvie RogronCGColonel Gouraud

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Character groups

  • Issoudun power schemers
  • Provins and Paris social network
  • Parisian artist friends

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