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Lestocq

A historical figure mentioned in the narrative.

minor

Also known as J. B. Lestocq

First appearance: i

Lestocq shows up with force in XVII: The Baron de Mont-Gobert. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Comte's huntsman, who stabs Thibault in the back after the Comte is wounded, delivering the fatal blow.
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In XVII: The Baron de Mont-Gobert: The Comte's huntsman, who stabs Thibault in the back after the Comte is wounded, delivering the fatal blow. Later, in XX: True to Tryst: His skeleton is found in the forest, killed by…

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MMMadame MagloireCRCramoisiTHThibaultCJCountess JaneAGAgneletteLELestocq

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Nobility and outsiders
  • Village authority and love interests
  • Protagonist

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

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

Thibault’s psychological peak occurs when he misreads the wolves’ and owls’ devotion as proof of universal lov…

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