The Red and the Black · Character
M. de Cholin
A candidate in a local election, supported by the clergy.
minor
Also known as de Cholin
First appearance: chapter xxii manners of procedure in 1830
M. de Cholin shows up with force in CHAPTER LXXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Julien imagines him and the abbé Maslon hiring a window to watch his execution.
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Mathilde’s pride—her defining trait—shatters here as she openly begs Julien for reassurance, weeping and admit…
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