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Melusin

A minor character.

minor

Also known as M. Melusin

First appearance: part i caught in the net

Melusin shows up with force in Putting on the Screw. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A grocer in the Rue de Petit Pont; Tantaine visits his shop at the end of the chapter.
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See Melusin in part i caught in the net

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PVPaul ViolaineBMBaptiste Masca…MDMarie de Puyma…DTDaddy TantaineLRLittle RoseMEMelusin

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor background figures
  • Central criminal network

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Melusin in part i caught in the net
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