# Derville — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

> Derville in Shorts from Scenes from Private Life by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** M. Derville, Monsieur Derville, dear M. Derville

**First appearance:** 0016-gobseck

## Who they are

A shrewd lawyer involved in several clients' dramatic lives.

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