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Gabriel Gaillarde

The son of Colonel Gaillarde, a young man with a mysterious past.

minor

Also known as This Gabriel Gaillarde, Gabriel

First appearance: ix gossip and counsel

Gabriel Gaillarde shows up with force in XXVI: Catastrophe. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Identified as a previous victim of the same plot; his body is exhumed and recognized by dental and ocular evidence.
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Gabriel Gaillarde first appears in 0010 ix gossip and counsel.

In XXVI: Catastrophe: Identified as a previous victim of the same plot; his body is exhumed and recognized by dental and ocular evidence.

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TNThe NarratorCDCount de St. A…MCMonsieur Carma…MDMarquis d'Harm…CGColonel Gailla…GGGabriel Gaillarde

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  • Central figures and background characters
  • Protagonist
  • Narrator's acquaintances and informants

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the protagonist’s complete psychological and physical h…

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See Gabriel Gaillarde in ix gossip and counsel