M. Fouquet

Also known as: the superintendent · Role: superintendent · First appears: Chapter 26

Life events

• The king’s favor is withdrawn from M. Fouquet and conferred on M. Colbert.(Chapter26)
  • With: M. Colbert
  • “In the first place, then, the king’s favor is entirely withdrawn from M. Fouquet, and conferred on M. Colbert.”
• Marguerite reveals that M. Fouquet’s ruin is expected imminently.(Chapter26)
  • “Before three days are passed the ruin of the superintendent will be complete.”
• Marguerite seizes Madame de Belliere’s concealed letter and confirms it came from M. Fouquet.(Chapter26)
  • With: Marguerite Vanel Madame de Belliere
  • “advanced stealthily like a panther, and seized the envelope. ‘Ah!’ she said, gnashing her teeth, ‘it was indeed a letter from M. Fouquet she was reading when I arrived,’”

Chapter 26

• courtship with Marguerite Vanel “Such is the reason, my dear marquise, why I felt myself impressed in favor of that poor man, who once loved, and even adored me”
• courtship with Madame de Belliere “Then,” continued the marquise, “you are quite enamored of the Duke of Buckingham--I mean of M. Fouquet?”
• rivals with M. Colbert “In the first place, then, the king’s favor is entirely withdrawn from M. Fouquet, and conferred on M. Colbert.”

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