Gourville
Family: Fouquet's circle · Role: confidant · First appears: Chapter 55
In chapter 55, Gourville was with his friend Fouquet as Fouquet sought to verify whether the king had signed the death sentence: “Let us go,” cried Fouquet; “desire the door to be opened, Gourville.” In chapter 56, Gourville accompanied Fouquet on foot toward the Place de Greve and advised him against taking a proposed course of action.
In chapter 57, Gourville spoke briefly to Vatel, conferred with Pelisson, and gave Pelisson five hundred thousand livres to arrange the prisoners’ escape. In chapter 58, Fouquet told him, “Entertain my friends, Gourville.”
By chapter 60, Gourville was with Fouquet and Abbe Fouquet as Fouquet allocated one hundred thousand livres for Abbe Fouquet’s operation. In chapter 63, Gourville regarded D’Artagnan as better to have as a friend than an enemy, and gave Danicamp twenty pistols with instructions to defend the true interests of the king.
Relationship record
Life events
- Fouquet decided to verify whether the king had signed the death sentence.(Chapter55)
- With: Fouquet
- “Let us go,” cried Fouquet; “desire the door to be opened, Gourville.”
- Gourville gave Pelisson five hundred thousand livres to arrange the prisoners’ escape.(Chapter57)
- With: Pelisson
- “Gourville gave Pelisson the five hundred thousand livres.”
- Fouquet allocates one hundred thousand livres to fund Abbe Fouquet’s operation.(Chapter60)
- With: Fouquet Abbe Fouquet
- “Gourville, count a hundred thousand livres for the abbe.”
Chapter 55
- friends with Fouquet “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
Chapter 56
- with Fouquet (traveling companions) “Fouquet alighted at the corner of the Rue de Long-Pont, and, on foot, directed his course towards the Place de Greve, accompanied by Gourville.”
- with Fouquet (Gourville advises Fouquet) “I do not advise you to do anything of the kind, monseigneur.”
Chapter 57
- with Vatel (Gourville addressed Vatel while arranging the movement of the guests.) “‘So be it,’ said Gourville, addressing four words to Vatel.”
- with Pelisson (Pelisson and Gourville coordinated the separation of the guests.) “‘We will send the idle and useless to look at the fireworks,’ said Pelisson to Gourville, ‘whilst we converse here.’”
- with Pelisson (Gourville gave Pelisson the money for the rescue operation.) “Gourville gave Pelisson the five hundred thousand livres.”
Chapter 58
- with Fouquet (Fouquet entrusts his guests to Gourville's care.) “Entertain my friends, Gourville.”
- employer: Fouquet “Entertain my friends, Gourville.”
Chapter 60
- with Abbe Fouquet (They are described as conspirators united by a shared violent plan.) “These three men, pale with dread of future events, resembled less three powers of the day than three conspirators, united by one single thought of violence.”
- with Fouquet (They are described as conspirators united by a shared violent plan.) “These three men, pale with dread of future events, resembled less three powers of the day than three conspirators, united by one single thought of violence.”
Chapter 63
- with D’Artagnan (Gourville identifies D’Artagnan as an acquaintance.) “for he is one of my acquaintance, and is a man whom, in our present circumstances, it would be better to have as a friend than an enemy.”
- with Danicamp (Gourville pays Danicamp for delivering his report.) “Here are twenty pistols. Begone, monsieur, and never forget to defend, as this time has been done, the true interests of the king.”
- with Fouquet (Gourville acts as Fouquet’s close aide and support.) “At the same time Gourville appeared behind Fouquet, like the guardian angel of the superintendent”
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