# Grimaud — Twenty Years After character guide > Grimaud in Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Monsieur Grimaud **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-ghost-of-cardinal-richelieu ## Snapshot Athos's taciturn servant, whose few words carry the weight of twenty years of secrets, and whose silence guards his master's life. ## Who they are Grimaud has spent decades as Athos's shadow, a man so sparing with speech that his rare utterances land like verdicts. When he recognizes the dying executioner of Bethune, the past he helped bury — Milady's death and the judges who condemned her — resurfaces with a vengeance he alone witnesses. His urgent ride to warn Athos and his friends makes him the quiet hinge on which the coming pursuit of Mordaunt turns. ## Relationships ### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos) _professional_ Grimaud is Athos's silent, loyal servant, communicating through gestures and obeying without question. ### [Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/beaufort) _friendship_ Grimaud aids Beaufort's escape, and the duke comes to trust and rely on the silent servant's resourcefulness. ### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos) _professional_ Grimaud is Athos's silent, loyal servant, communicating through gestures and obeying without question. ### [Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/beaufort) _friendship_ Grimaud aids Beaufort's escape, and the duke comes to trust and rely on the silent servant's resourcefulness. ### [Athos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/athos) _professional_ Grimaud is Athos's silent, loyal servant, communicating through gestures and obeying without question. ## In the story ### [Two Angelic Faces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xiii-two-angelic-faces) Mentioned as absent from the château at the time of d'Artagnan's visit. ### [The Duc de Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xvi-the-duc-de-beaufort) Introduced as a silent and severe deputy guard placed by La Ramée, Grimaud is said to be recommended by the steward of the Duc de Grammont and is trusted to keep a strict watch. ### [Describes How the Duc de Beaufort Amused His Leisure Hours in the Donjon of Vincennes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xvii-describes-how-the-duc-de-beaufort-amused-his-leisure-hours-in-the-donjon-of-vincennes) Mentioned as a potential substitute for La Ramée, having become more silent with age despite Athos's permission to speak. ### [Grimaud Begins His Functions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xviii-grimaud-begins-his-functions) Hired as a keeper at Vincennes; secretly aids the Duke de Beaufort's escape by delivering a note from Madame de Montbazon and planning a signal. ### [In Which the Contents of the Pâtés Made by the Successor of Father Marteau Are Described](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xix-in-which-the-contents-of-the-p-t-s-made-by-the-successor-of-father-marteau-are-described) Serves as a silent intermediary, dictating a note for Beaufort and revealing the contents of the pâté. ### [One of Marie Michon's Adventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xx-one-of-marie-michon-s-adventures) Mentioned as being involved in projects with the Duc de Beaufort. ### [One of the Forty Methods of Escape of the Duc de Beaufort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxiii-one-of-the-forty-methods-of-escape-of-the-duc-de-beaufort) The sullen servant who assists Beaufort; he gags La Ramée, descends first on the cord, and is injured when the cord breaks. ### [XXVI: The Rencontre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxvi-the-rencontre) Brings horses from Athos to D'Artagnan and Porthos, then helps the wounded Mousqueton. ### [XXX: Skirmishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxx-skirmishing) Left behind at Ablain; a statement of the route is left for him; does not appear in the chapter. ### [XXXI: The Monk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxxi-the-monk) Mentioned as one of the valets supporting the wounded man. ### [Grimaud Speaks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxxiii-grimaud-speaks) Left alone with the dying executioner, learns the monk is Milady's son, and urgently departs to warn Athos. ### [A Dinner in the Old Style](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xxxv-a-dinner-in-the-old-style) Brings news of a mysterious monk who visited the dying man and met Raoul. ### [Paternal Affection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xli-paternal-affection) Leads the escort for Lord de Winter; bears a torch and musket; observes a suspicious shadow near the Rue Guénégaud. ### [In Which It Is Proved That First Impulses Are Oftentimes the Best](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/xliii-in-which-it-is-proved-that-first-impulses-are-oftentimes-the-best) Recognized by his long legs and determined slouch; recalls the past when passing the inn with the sausage cellar. ### [LV: The Scotchman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lv-the-scotchman) Holds horses ready for the escape. ### [LXI: D’Artagnan Hits on a Plan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxi-d-artagnan-hits-on-a-plan) Lies on a truss of straw across the doorway to guard the friends' lodging. ### [The Man in the Mask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxvii-the-man-in-the-mask) Stationed at the back of the house; reports that a second man has entered and points out a lighted window. ### [Cromwell's House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxviii-cromwell-s-house) Scouts Mordaunt's movements from outside the house, reporting to the musketeers. ### [LXXI: Port Wine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxi-port-wine) Laconic and resourceful; enters the hold to fetch wine but discovers gunpowder and overhears the assassination plot. ### [End of the Port Wine Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxii-end-of-the-port-wine-mystery) Discovers the gunpowder in the casks and reports to d'Artagnan. ### [LXXIII: Fatality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxiii-fatality) Shouts with joy when Athos resurfaces and is lifted into the boat. ### [How Mousqueton, After Being Very Nearly Roasted, Had a Narrow Escape of Being Eaten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxiv-how-mousqueton-after-being-very-nearly-roasted-had-a-narrow-escape-of-being-eaten) Remains silent during the jokes, later tenders twenty guineas to the captain of the rescue craft. ### [The Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxv-the-return) Accompanies Athos and Aramis; is honored when Planchet presses his hand. ### [The Ambassadors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxvi-the-ambassadors) Accompanies Athos and Aramis after they leave the Louvre. ### [The Three Lieutenants of the Generalissimo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxvii-the-three-lieutenants-of-the-generalissimo) Briefly alerts Athos and Aramis to Planchet's presence. ### [The Road to Picardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxix-the-road-to-picardy) Assists Athos and Aramis in turning over the stone to reveal a message. ### [Precautions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxxii-precautions) Falls back into the ranks near Aramis after Athos's arrest; remains silent and untroubled due to long experience. ### [Strength and Sagacity—Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxxiv-strength-and-sagacity-continued) Not directly present but implied as part of the group d'Artagnan hopes to reach. ### [LXXXVI: Conferences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxxvi-conferences) Grimaud is posted by Aramis to guard the horses and informs the group of Aramis's presence with sixty men. ### [In Which We Begin to Think That Porthos Will Be at Last a Baron, and d’Artagnan a Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/chapters/lxxxvii-in-which-we-begin-to-think-that-porthos-will-be-at-last-a-baron-and-d-artagnan-a-captain) Sent to Dammartin to procure fresh horses for the group; acts as a messenger and aide. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters/grimaud - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twenty_years_after_se/characters