The Vicomte de Bragelonne · Character
Planchet
D'Artagnan's former servant, now a prosperous grocer, who still keeps one ear tuned to the intrigues of his old master's world.
supporting
Also known as M. Planchet, the Sieur Planchet, Master Planchet
First appearance: Of the Society Which Was Formed in the Rue des Lombards, at the Sign of the Pilon d’Or, to Carry Out the Idea of M. d’Artagnan
As a supporting figure in The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Planchet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Now a prosperous grocer and banker in the Rue des Lombards; welcomes d'Artagnan warmly and agrees to hear his proposal.
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Planchet has climbed from fetching his master's boots to weighing sugar and counting coin, a respectable tradesman with a shopkeeper's caution and a soldier's memory. The distance between his counter and the court does…
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- Central political and personal players
- Minor courtiers, servants, and historical figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- What d'Artagnan Went to Paris For
- Of the Society Which Was Formed in the Rue des Lombards, at the Sign of the Pilon d’Or, to Carry Out the Idea of M. d’Artagnan
- In Which d’Artagnan Prepares to Travel for the House of Planchet and Company
- D’Artagnan Travels for the House of Planchet and Company
- In Which d’Artagnan Begins to Fear He Has Placed His Money and That of Planchet in the Sinking Fund
- Athos and d’Artagnan Meet Once More at the Hostelry of the Corne du Cerf
- Of the Embarrassment of Riches
- In Which It Is Seen That the French Grocer Had Already Been Established in the Seventeenth Century
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