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A play by Oscar Méténier titled for this character debuted at the Théâtre Grand-Guignol after a year of (-5[1])censorship. In a short story, this character “laugh[s] a hard laugh” and says, “I shall pay” after biting a woman and making her bleed. In that story, this character wants to force Father Chantavoine to ring the church bells, and blows up a terra-cotta Venus with a mine made out of a teapot. This character's (*) nickname, which derives from a local expression of “sovereign contempt,” was given “on account of his dandified style and small waist.” After saying “all the women in France belong to us,” this character is stabbed with a dessert knife by (10[2])Rachel, a Jewish prostitute. For 10 points, name this Prussian officer who titles a short story by Guy de (10[1])Maupassant. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Mademoiselle Fifi [or Baron Wilhelm von Eyrick; or Lieutenant Wilhelm von Eyrick; prompt on Fifi]
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