# Clotilde Destange — Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes character guide

> Clotilde Destange in Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Clotilde, Destange, Mademoiselle Destange

**First appearance:** 0000-i-lottery-ticket-no-514

## Snapshot

A veiled woman whose telephone calls and garnets lead Sholmes through Paris, trailing a connection to Lupin she never quite explains.

## Who they are

Clotilde moves through the case as a name on a jeweler's lips and a figure behind a heavy veil, resetting stones that were never hers to reset. Her link to Lupin is the kind of secret the book doles out slowly, one garnet at a time. She matters because she is the thread Sholmes pulls when every other lead goes dark.

## Relationships

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_romantic_

Lupin's lover and accomplice, who is deeply devoted to him and helps in his schemes.

### [Herlock Sholmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/herlock_sholmes)

_rivalry_

Sholmes investigates Clotilde as a key figure connected to Lupin, creating tension and opposition.

### [Charles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/charles)

_social_

Charles is a servant or acquaintance in Clotilde's household, with limited direct involvement in the plot.

### [Herlock Sholmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/herlock_sholmes)

_rivalry_

Sholmes investigates Clotilde as a key figure connected to Lupin, creating tension and opposition.

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_romantic_

Lupin's lover and accomplice, who is deeply devoted to him and helps in his schemes.

### [Herlock Sholmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/herlock_sholmes)

_rivalry_

Sholmes investigates Clotilde as a key figure connected to Lupin, creating tension and opposition.

### [Charles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/charles)

_social_

Charles is a servant or acquaintance in Clotilde's household, with limited direct involvement in the plot.

### [Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/characters/arsene_lupin)

_romantic_

Lupin's lover and accomplice, who is deeply devoted to him and helps in his schemes.

## In the story

### [Light in the Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/chapters/iv-light-in-the-darkness)

Seen in the library; appears calm and possibly complicit as she does not reveal Lupin's presence.

### [An Abduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/chapters/v-an-abduction)

Signals Lupin to warn him of Sholmes' plan, weeps over her involvement in crime, and is comforted by Lupin.

### [Second Arrest of Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ars_ne_lupin_versus_herlock_sholmes_se/chapters/vi-second-arrest-of-ars-ne-lupin)

Implied to be the Blonde Lady who telephones during the arrest, though not directly named.

## Links

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