# Desplein — Shorts from Scenes from Private Life character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** M. Desplein, The great Desplein, the great Desplein

**First appearance:** 0019-the-atheist-s-mass

## Who they are

A famous surgeon who hides a secret act of charity.

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