# Sieur Landoys — Toilers of the Sea character guide

> Sieur Landoys in Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Landoys

**First appearance:** 0007-ii-the-b-de-la-rue

## Who they are

A local notable and occasional character in the Guernsey community.

## In the story

### [V: More Suspicious Facts About Gilliatt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/toilers_of_the_sea_se/chapters/v-more-suspicious-facts-about-gilliatt)

Parish clerk and registrar; initially hostile to Gilliatt but becomes a friend after Gilliatt saves his life.

### [Continuation of the Story of Utopia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/toilers_of_the_sea_se/chapters/iv-continuation-of-the-story-of-utopia)

Registrar who, despite personal dislike for Lethierry, publicly supported the steamboat due to its benefits.

### [How an Idler Had the Good Fortune to Be Seen by a Fisherman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/toilers_of_the_sea_se/chapters/vii-how-an-idler-had-the-good-fortune-to-be-seen-by-a-fisherman)

Passes by in his phaeton and calls out to Gilliatt with news from the Bravées, hinting that Déruchette should look for a husband.

### [The Pearl at the Foot of the Precipice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/toilers_of_the_sea_se/chapters/i-the-pearl-at-the-foot-of-the-precipice)

Reluctantly informs Gilliatt of the disaster, comparing himself to a bird of evil omen.

### [Joy Surrounded by Tortures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/toilers_of_the_sea_se/chapters/i-joy-surrounded-by-tortures)

Present in the room, he interacts with Lethierry, who instructs him to give the gold sovereigns to the constable for the poor.

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