The Red and the Black · Character
Abbé Chas-Bernard
A priest who helps Julien in the seminary.
minor
Also known as Bernard, The abbé Chas, Chas - Bernard, the abbé Chas - Bernard
First appearance: Chapter XXVIII. A Procession
Abbé Chas-Bernard shows up with force in Chapter XXVIII. A Procession. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Director of ceremonies at the cathedral; befriends Julien and entrusts him with watching the north wing.
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- Verrières and Besançon adversaries
- Protagonist
- Julien's Parisian circle
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- Closing
Mathilde’s pride—her defining trait—shatters here as she openly begs Julien for reassurance, weeping and admit…
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