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The Mystery of Orcival · Character

Monsieur Job

A local merchant.

minor

Also known as Job

First appearance: ii

Monsieur Job shows up with force in XXVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Leads a group of men waiting at the wine shop; receives orders from Lecoq to move to a wine shop on Rue d'Amsterdam.
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Monsieur Job first appears in 0001 ii.

In XXVI: Leads a group of men waiting at the wine shop; receives orders from Lecoq to move to a wine shop on Rue d'Amsterdam.

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MLM. LecoqMPM. PlantatBLBertha LechailluJWJames WilsonJAJanouilleMJMonsieur Job

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  • Supporting Local Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Central Mystery Characters

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Sauvresy's psychological peak occurs as he fully grasps the betrayal by his wife Bertha and his best friend He…

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See Monsieur Job in ii