Vatel
Family: Fouquet's household · Role: maitre d’hotel · First appears: Chapter 56
Vatel, maitre d’hotel in Fouquet’s household, appears in chapter 56 at the Place de Greve, where his attention to guests’ preferences earns Fouquet’s praise: “Vatel, you are a good servant, and I double your salary.” He arranges vin de Joigny for M. de la Fontaine, M. Pelisson, and M. Conrart, who do not like strong wine, and fetches the cider M. Loret drinks when dining at Fouquet’s house.
In chapter 57, Gourville addresses four words to Vatel. By chapter 58, Vatel’s restless, even jealous look earnestly consults Fouquet’s aspect.
Relationship record
Life events
- Fouquet doubles Vatel’s salary after praising his attention to guests’ preferences.(Chapter56 · 📍 Place de Greve)
- With: Fouquet
- “Vatel, you are a good servant, and I double your salary.”
Chapter 56
- employer: Fouquet “Vatel, you are a good servant, and I double your salary.”
- with M. de la Fontaine (Vatel provides wine suited to La Fontaine’s taste) “Well, then, I have found here a vin de Joigny, which they like. I know they come here once a week to drink at the Image-de-Notre-Dame. That is the reason I am making this provision.”
- with M. Pelisson (Vatel provides wine suited to Pelisson’s taste) “Well, then, I have found here a vin de Joigny, which they like. I know they come here once a week to drink at the Image-de-Notre-Dame. That is the reason I am making this provision.”
- with M. Conrart (Vatel provides wine suited to Conrart’s taste) “Well, then, I have found here a vin de Joigny, which they like. I know they come here once a week to drink at the Image-de-Notre-Dame. That is the reason I am making this provision.”
- with M. Loret (Vatel fetches Loret’s preferred cider) “It is just as if you would reproach me, monseigneur, for going to the Rue Planche Milbray, to fetch, myself, the cider M. Loret drinks when he comes to dine at your house.”
- with M. de la Fontaine (Vatel accommodates M. de la Fontaine's wine preferences.) “M. de la Fontaine, M. Pelisson, and M. Conrart, do not drink when they come to the house—these gentlemen do not like strong wine.”
- with M. Pelisson (Vatel accommodates M. Pelisson's wine preferences.) “M. de la Fontaine, M. Pelisson, and M. Conrart, do not drink when they come to the house—these gentlemen do not like strong wine.”
- with M. Conrart (Vatel accommodates M. Conrart's wine preferences.) “M. de la Fontaine, M. Pelisson, and M. Conrart, do not drink when they come to the house—these gentlemen do not like strong wine.”
- with M. Loret (Vatel personally obtains the cider preferred by M. Loret.) “It is just as if you would reproach me, monseigneur, for going to the Rue Planche Milbray, to fetch, myself, the cider M. Loret drinks when he comes to dine at your house.”
Chapter 57
- with Gourville (Gourville addressed Vatel while arranging the movement of the guests.) “‘So be it,’ said Gourville, addressing four words to Vatel.”
Chapter 58
- with Fouquet (Vatel anxiously monitors Fouquet.) “Vatel, whose restless, even jealous look, earnestly consulted the aspect of Fouquet”
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Extracted from the original text of The Vicomte de Bragelonne. Made with Rho MD.