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A play by Oscar Méténier titled for this character debuted at the Théâtre Grand-Guignol after a year of 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 (10[1])dandified style and small waist.” After saying “all the women in France belong to us,” this character is stabbed with a dessert knife by Rachel, a Jewish prostitute. For 10 points, name this Prussian officer who titles a short story by Guy de Maupassant. (0[2])■END■

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