Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes · Character
Monsieur Gerbois
A professor whose winning lottery ticket becomes the bait in a trap, dragging an ordinary man into a war between two extraordinary ones.
supporting
Also known as Gerbois, Mon . Gerbois, Mlle . Gerbois
First appearance: Lottery Ticket No. 514
As a supporting figure in Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes, Monsieur Gerbois is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Professor who buys the desk and later capitulates to Lupin's demands.
Gerbois is the civilian at the edge of the game, a man whose luck — a ticket, a number, a small fortune — makes him suddenly interesting to people far more dangerous than himself. His ordinary life is the stake Lupin and Sholmes quietly wager over. He matters because the plot's first mystery is not a jewel or a murder but what happens to a nobody who wins.
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- Other
Character groups
- Lupin's adversaries and associates
- Minor figures and aliases
- Protagonist
- Gerbois family and associate
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it depicts the moment of Arsène Lupin’s apparent defeat and arrest…
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See Monsieur Gerbois in Lottery Ticket No. 514