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In this quote, Vautrin is identified as Jacques Collin, or “Death-Dodger,” a ruthless criminal who’s been posing as a harmless boarder. This is one of the most blatant examples of manipulation and delusion in the book. Vautrin has shown people what they wanted to see—he’s an amiable, helpful neighbor to Madame Vauquer and most of the others, for example—and they have believed it. Madame Vauquer has even given Vautrin a key to the boarding house—a privilege granted to no other boarder—simply because he makes her laugh, despite knowing almost nothing about his past or what he does all day. When…