The Mystery of Orcival · Character

Philippe Bertaud

An old peasant and father of Jean.

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Also known as old Bertaud, Bertaud, Jean Bertaud

First appearance: II

Philippe Bertaud shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A poacher who, with his father, discovered the body and reports it to the mayor.

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In I: A poacher who, with his father, discovered the body and reports it to the mayor. Later, in II: One of the poachers who discovered…

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I
A poacher who, with his father, discovered the body and reports it to the mayor.
II
One of the poachers who discovered the body and accompanies the officials during the investigation.
IV
Questioned about his father's actions; weeps and protests innocence; released but kept under surveillance.
VII
Old Bertaud, also arrested, begins to contradict himself under questioning and is said to have seen the assassins.
XXVIII
Set at liberty and given four thousand francs to buy a boat and new tackle.

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