# The Devil’s Pool — Character guide

> Key figures in The Devil’s Pool by George Sand.

- [Germain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/germain.md): A widowed farmer and devoted father who rides into the woods to find a wife and instead finds his conscience tested.
- [Marie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/marie.md): A young shepherdess with nothing to her name but her pride, who refuses to be bought and chooses her own protector.
- [Petit-Pierre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/petit_pierre.md): Germain's small son, whose innocent fear of a dark stranger forces the adults around him to reveal their true natures.
- [Father Maurice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/father_maurice.md): Germain's aging father-in-law, who nudges his grieving son-in-law back toward marriage and the continuation of family life.
- [Mother Guillette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/mother_guillette.md): A neighbor woman whose practical matchmaking sets Germain's journey in motion and whose gossip shapes the village's expectations.
- [Mother Maurice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/mother_maurice.md): Germain's mother-in-law, who keeps the household running and worries over the grandchildren while her son-in-law seeks a new wife.
- [Leonard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/leonard.md): A local priest who appears in the narrative.
- [Catherine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/catherine.md): A woman Germain considers marrying early in the story.
- [Bastien](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/bastien.md): A young man from the village who interacts with Marie.
- [Sylvain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/sylvain.md): A restless young child mentioned in the narrative.
- [Jacques](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/jacques.md): A minor character in the village setting.
- [Solange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/solange.md): A woman mentioned in the village context.
- [Fourche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/fourche.md): A local character with limited narrative presence.
- [The Old Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/the_old_gray.md): An elderly woman encountered during the journey.
- [The Gravedigger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/the_gravedigger.md): A figure who appears in a symbolic or narrative scene.

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