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Pyotr Matveyevich Bachmutov

A young officer who helps Hippolyte.

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Also known as Bachmatoff, Peter Matveyevitch Bachmatoff, this young Bachmatoff, Peter, Poor Bachmatoff

First appearance: Chapter VI

Pyotr Matveyevich Bachmutov shows up with force in Chapter VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Former school enemy of Hippolyte, who agrees to help the medical man through his uncle's influence.
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See Pyotr Matveyevich Bachmutov in Chapter VI