A society gentleman in his mid thirties but still kept by his mother. He was Renée's first lover. She admired his gentle manner and excellent attire but soon tired of him. In trying to make himself more interesting he was duped by Larsonneau the accomplice of Saccard, and Laure d'Aurigny the courtesan into signing bills to the value of FF150,000, an act which would lead to his mothers death. He blew the fortune he inherited on Laure and then Blanche Muller, another prostitute.