Noirtier — The Paralyzed Patriarch

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Villefort's Bonapartist father, paralyzed yet communicating through eyes alone — one of the most striking minor characters in 19th-century fiction.
Chapter 58

Noirtier disinherits Valentine to prevent her marriage to Franz d'Epinay, communicating entire scenes through blinks.

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Chapter 75

Noirtier's revelation that he killed Franz's father in a duel — past and present collide.

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