Henry Miller's house guest for three months in 1947, Moricand is a fatalist, somber, didactic, opinionated, stubborn, and self-centered. He has the smell of death about him. First introduced to Miller in 1936 in Paris, France, by Anaïs Nin. Moricand is more an occultist than a scholarly astrologer. Tall and well-built, with a strong, charming feminine streak, he has resigned himself to a regimented life that is oriented to the past. Moricand tries to be impartial, just, and loyal but by nature is treacherous, a trait that Miller at first tries to ignore. Moricand is not acquainted with Miller's works but knows his birth date and quickly produces his horoscope, correcting his hour of birth. Both are Capricorns, but of different decans, and a few years apart in age. Moricand knows little English but speaks French like a poet and finds Miller an excellent audience. Their personalities are opposite, which stimulates Moricand.
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