# Mme. Fauvel — File No. 113 character guide

> Mme. Fauvel in File No. 113 by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mme, Fauvel, Madame Fauvel

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

The banker's wife, whose long-buried secret from her youth makes her the silent pivot on which the entire theft turns.

## Who they are

Mme. Fauvel presides over a respectable household as the wife of a wealthy Parisian banker, yet she lives under the weight of a past she has never confessed to anyone. When her son Raoul forces from her the key to the money-safe and steals three hundred and fifty thousand francs, she lets an innocent man be arrested rather than expose the truth, terrified into complicity by a threat of suicide. Her guilt and her helpless love for her son make her both victim and enabler, and her silence is the hinge on which Prosper's ruin swings.

## Relationships

### [Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/valentine)

_family_

Mme. Fauvel is Valentine's mother, deeply protective but strained by secrets and the daughter's romantic entanglements.

### [Marquis de Clameran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/marquis_de_clameran)

_romantic_

The Marquis is Mme. Fauvel's former lover, and his reappearance reopens old wounds and manipulative power dynamics.

### [Madeleine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/madeleine)

_social_

Madeleine is a trusted acquaintance of Mme. Fauvel, often involved in the household's emotional turmoil.

### [Prosper Bertomy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/prosper_bertomy)

_professional_

Mme. Fauvel is Prosper's employer at the bank, and she feels responsible for his wrongful accusation.

### [Gaston de Clameran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/gaston_de_clameran)

_family_

Gaston is the brother of Mme. Fauvel's former lover, creating a tense and secretive familial connection.

### [Caldas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/caldas)

_psychological_

Caldas is a mysterious figure who psychologically manipulates Mme. Fauvel, exploiting her guilt and fear.

### [Marquis de Clameran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/marquis_de_clameran)

_romantic_

The Marquis is Mme. Fauvel's former lover, and his reappearance reopens old wounds and manipulative power dynamics.

### [Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/valentine)

_family_

Mme. Fauvel is Valentine's mother, deeply protective but strained by secrets and the daughter's romantic entanglements.

### [Valentine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/valentine)

_family_

Mme. Fauvel is Valentine's mother, deeply protective but strained by secrets and the daughter's romantic entanglements.

### [Marquis de Clameran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/marquis_de_clameran)

_romantic_

The Marquis is Mme. Fauvel's former lover, and his reappearance reopens old wounds and manipulative power dynamics.

### [Madeleine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/madeleine)

_social_

Madeleine is a trusted acquaintance of Mme. Fauvel, often involved in the household's emotional turmoil.

### [Gaston de Clameran](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/characters/gaston_de_clameran)

_family_

Gaston is the brother of Mme. Fauvel's former lover, creating a tense and secretive familial connection.

## In the story

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xi)

Seen in earnest conversation with Raoul de Lagors in the picture-gallery, appearing troubled.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xvi)

Confronted by the Marquis de Clameran about her past and coerced into a scheme to introduce Raoul as her nephew.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xvii)

Torn between confessing the truth to her husband and accepting Madeleine's sacrifice; ultimately yields to her niece's plan.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as being completely under the control of Raoul and Louis, too afraid to speak against them.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xix)

Initially happy with Raoul's reformed behavior, but soon suffers from his renewed extravagance and is forced to give up her diamonds.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xx)

Manipulated by Raoul into revealing the safe key, she is left devastated and nearly catatonic after the theft.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xxi)

Tormented by guilt and suspicion, she believes Prosper is complicit in the robbery and struggles with whether to confess her secret to Madeleine.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xxiii)

Accused in the anonymous letter; her diamonds are found missing from her bureau.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/file_no_113_se/chapters/xxiv)

Confesses her guilt and throws herself between her husband and Raoul.

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