# Thérèse Auvernois — Fantômas character guide

> Thérèse Auvernois in Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Thérèse, Mademoiselle Thérèse, Mademoiselle, little Thérèse

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-genius-of-crime

## Snapshot

A pale young mourner in the front row of a murder trial, held between a guardian's kindness and a grief she cannot put down.

## Who they are

Thérèse Auvernois sits in the Cahors courtroom in a long mourning veil, the ward of Mme. de Vibray and the temporary charge of President Bonnet, watching the man accused in the Langrune affair take his seat. She is the emotional center of the gallery — pointed out with sympathy, pale, refusing to leave even when the Baronne offers to take her outside. Her grief and her attachment to Charles Rambert make the trial not just a legal spectacle but a private wound.

## Relationships

### [Etienne Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/etienne_rambert)

_romantic_

Etienne Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are lovers, with a tender and devoted romantic connection.

### [Mme. Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/mme_rambert)

_family_

Mme. Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are mother and daughter, sharing a close family relationship.

### [Etienne Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/etienne_rambert)

_romantic_

Etienne Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are lovers, with a tender and devoted romantic connection.

### [Mme. Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/mme_rambert)

_family_

Mme. Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are mother and daughter, sharing a close family relationship.

### [Mme. Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/mme_rambert)

_family_

Mme. Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are mother and daughter, sharing a close family relationship.

### [Etienne Rambert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/characters/etienne_rambert)

_romantic_

Etienne Rambert and Thérèse Auvernois are lovers, with a tender and devoted romantic connection.

## In the story

### [The Genius of Crime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/i-the-genius-of-crime)

Granddaughter of the Marquise, serves coffee and is promised a trip to meet Charles's father.

### [A Tragic Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/ii-a-tragic-dawn)

Granddaughter of the Marquise de Langrune; accompanies Charles to meet his father and leads them to the château.

### [The Hunt for the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/iii-the-hunt-for-the-man)

The Marquise's granddaughter, who was in the house at the time of the crime but is too upset to be questioned immediately.

### [No! I Am Not Mad!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/iv-no-i-am-not-mad)

Overhears the confrontation and collapses in horror upon entering the room.

### [Arrest Me!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/v-arrest-me)

Mentioned as having identified the murderer.

### [VI: “Fantômas, It Is Death!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/vi-fant-mas-it-is-death)

Overheard the Ramberts' conversation and had a nightmare; reported the details to Dollon and the servants.

### [All for Honour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/ix-all-for-honour)

Present in the courtroom, seated in the first row, visibly pale and in mourning.

### [XIII: Thérèse’s Future](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xiii-th-r-se-s-future)

Orphaned ward of the Baronne de Vibray, spending time with Rambert and considering a position with Lady Beltham.

### [XIV: Mademoiselle Jeanne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xiv-mademoiselle-jeanne)

Present at Etienne Rambert's home when Mademoiselle Jeanne arrives; briefly interacts.

### [A Cup of Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xx-a-cup-of-tea)

Works as one of Lady Beltham's secretaries, having been recommended by Etienne Rambert; she reads a letter from Rambert and admires Lady Beltham's generosity.

### [Lord Beltham's Murderer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fant_mas_se/chapters/xxi-lord-beltham-s-murderer)

One of the girls under Lady Beltham's care; present during the commotion.

## Links

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