# The Gravedigger — The Devil’s Pool character guide

> The Gravedigger in The Devil’s Pool by George Sand.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-xiii-the-old-woman

## Who they are

A figure who appears in a symbolic or narrative scene.

## In the story

### [I: A Country Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/i-a-country-wedding)

Mentioned as a village functionary and daring spirit, along with the hemp-dresser.

### [II: The Wedding Favors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/ii-the-wedding-favors)

Acts as bard and orator for the groom, leading the dialogue and song contest.

### [III: The Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/iii-the-wedding)

A jocular participant who climbs down the chimney to seize the spit during the hearth battle.

### [IV: The Cabbage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/iv-the-cabbage)

The gravedigger, Father Bontemps, is celebrated for his cooking and merry nature despite his epilepsy; his tragic death by falling from a loft is recounted.

## Links

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