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Sieur Charpenais

A historical figure referenced in the secret of the Needle.

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Also known as Charpenais

First appearance: vii the treatise of the needle

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IBIsidore Beautr…MFM. FilleulCDComte de GesvresJDJean DavalIGInspector Gani…SCSieur Charpenais

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Isidore reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, having been utterly defeated and humiliated by Lup…

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See Sieur Charpenais in vii the treatise of the needle