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Père Apollinaire

A French priest encountered during the travels.

minor

First appearance: travels with a donkey in the c vennes

Père Apollinaire shows up with force in Upper Gévaudan (Continued). The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hauls a barrow through the wood and bids the narrator farewell.
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Père Apollinaire first appears in 0038 travels with a donkey in the c vennes.

In Upper Gévaudan (Continued): Hauls a barrow through the wood and bids the narrator farewell.

Later, in Across the Goulet: Accompanies the narrator a short distance from the monastery, holding his hand in farewell.

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This passage marks the dramatic climax because it reverses the narrator’s initial expectation of confrontation…

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See Père Apollinaire in travels with a donkey in the c vennes