Madame Beudet's husband who frequently uses an empty revolver as a joke or to express frustration. During an argument over household expenses, he points the gun at himself and then his wife, shoots, misses, and wrongly assumes she attempted suicide.
They are married and share a deeply unhappy domestic life.
The plot identifies Monsieur Beudet as Madame Beudet's husband and centers on their married life together.
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