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Maître Desroches

Alternate name for the lawyer Desroches.

minor

Also known as Maître Desroches, Desroches

First appearance: story iii a bachelor s establishment

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DRDenis RogronJCJoseph CollinetFIFinotCDComte de Bramb…PBPhilippe BridauMDMaître Desroches

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