One of the first works that Honoré de Balzac wrote for his Human Comedy is the tale of the demonic usurer Gobseck. This old, cunning financial shark, who is aware of his monetary power as the supreme ruler of his time and society, knows the wallets and thus the life and heart secrets, especially of the fashionable society, every indebted or non-indebted plight. Immune to any deception, he always extracts the truth from the deceitful confessions and honest complaints of his clients and victims, enriching not only his treasure of money but also his superior understanding of human nature compared to most confessors or policemen.