Seldon

Family: Bastille · Role: student and prisoner · First appears: Chapter 23

Life events

• Aramis’s influence leads Baisemeaux to treat Seldon as a fifteen-franc prisoner.(Chapter23 · 📍 Bastile)
  • With: Aramis Baisemeaux de Montlezun
  • “Well, as your interest is all-powerful here, my lord, I have treated him since that time as a prisoner at fifteen francs.”
• Seldon reveals that a masked man abducted him in a locked carriage and brought him to prison.(Chapter25 · 📍 Bastile)
  • “‘A man came for me, directed me to get into a carriage, which was closed and locked, and brought me here.’ ‘Would you be able to recognize that man again?’ ‘He was masked.’”
• Seldon identifies a veiled visitor and confirms he could recognize her.(Chapter25 · 📍 Bastile)
  • With: Aramis
  • “Yes, indeed; thrice by a woman, who each time came to the door in a carriage, and entered covered with a veil, which she raised when we were together and alone.” “Do you remember that woman?” “Yes.” “What did she say to you?” “The young man smiled mournfully, and then replied, “She inquired, as you have just done, if I were happy, and if I were getting weary.” “What did she do on arriving, and on leaving you?” “She pressed me in her arms, held me in her embrace, and kissed me.” “Do you remember her?” “Perfectly.” “Do you recall her features distinctly?” “Yes.” “You would recognize her, then, if accident brought her before you, or led you into her person?” “Most certainly.””
• Aramis theorizes that Seldon was imprisoned after witnessing a poisoned murder.(Chapter25 · 📍 Bastile)
  • With: Aramis
  • “‘A crime was committed in his house,’ said Aramis, ‘and that was quite sufficient; perhaps he saw the criminals, and it was feared that he might say something.’”
• Aramis warns Baisemeaux against spreading Seldon’s alleged resemblance to Louis XIV.(Chapter25)
  • With: Aramis Baisemeaux Louis XIV
  • “The king, Louis XIV.--you understand--would be excessively angry with you, if he were to learn that you contributed in any way to spread the report that one of his subjects has the effrontery to resemble him.”

Chapter 23

• patron: Aramis (Aramis's influence secures Seldon privileged treatment in the Bastille.) “Well, as your interest is all-powerful here, my lord, I have treated him since that time as a prisoner at fifteen francs.”
• captor: Baisemeaux de Montlezun (Baisemeaux identifies Seldon as a prisoner under his administration.) “Seldon; I seem to know that name. Was it not you who spoke to me about a certain young man?”
• with Baisemeaux de Montlezun (interaction) “I have treated him since that time as a prisoner at fifteen francs.”

Chapter 24

• patron: Aramis (Aramis identifies Seldon as his protégé.) “Yes, my dear governor, certainly; but all this time you are thinking only of your very happy fifteen-franc prisoner, and you forget poor Seldon, my protege.”

Chapter 25

• captor: Baisemeaux (Baisemeaux is the governor holding Seldon as a prisoner.) “Now,” said Aramis, “you will not be angry with me if I were to carry off one of your prisoners?” “What do you mean?” “By obtaining his pardon, of course. Have I not already told you that I took a great interest in poor Seldon?”
• with Aramis (Aramis advocates obtaining Seldon's pardon.) “Now,” said Aramis, “you will not be angry with me if I were to carry off one of your prisoners?” “What do you mean?” “By obtaining his pardon, of course. Have I not already told you that I took a great interest in poor Seldon?”
• patron: Aramis (Aramis seeks to obtain Seldon's pardon.) “Have I not already told you that I took a great interest in poor Seldon?”

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Extracted from the original text of Ten Years Later. Made with Rho MD.