# Clarice d'Etigues — Memoirs of Arsène Lupin character guide

> Clarice d'Etigues in Memoirs of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Clarice, Mademoiselle d'Etigues

**First appearance:** 0001-memoirs-of-ars-ne-lupin

## Who they are

The baron's pale, sleepless daughter, whose quiet grief over Ralph's desertion speaks louder than any accusation.

## Relationships

### [Ralph d'Andresy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/ralph_d_andresy)

_romantic_

Clarice is deeply in love with Ralph, forming a romantic triangle that creates emotional tension.

### [Josephine Balsamo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josephine_balsamo)

_rivalry_

Clarice and Josephine are romantic rivals, both vying for Ralph's affection and creating jealousy.

### [Leonard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/leonard)

_rivalry_

Clarice and Leonard are adversaries, often clashing due to their opposing loyalties.

### [Ralph d'Andresy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/ralph_d_andresy)

_romantic_

Clarice is deeply in love with Ralph, forming a romantic triangle that creates emotional tension.

### [Josephine Balsamo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josephine_balsamo)

_rivalry_

Clarice and Josephine are romantic rivals, both vying for Ralph's affection and creating jealousy.

### [Ralph d'Andresy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/ralph_d_andresy)

_romantic_

Clarice is deeply in love with Ralph, forming a romantic triangle that creates emotional tension.

### [Leonard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/leonard)

_rivalry_

Clarice and Leonard are adversaries, often clashing due to their opposing loyalties.

### [Josephine Balsamo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/josephine_balsamo)

_rivalry_

Clarice and Josephine are romantic rivals, both vying for Ralph's affection and creating jealousy.

### [Leonard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/characters/leonard)

_rivalry_

Clarice and Leonard are adversaries, often clashing due to their opposing loyalties.

## In the story

### [Memoirs of Arsène Lupin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/memoirs-of-ars-ne-lupin)

A character involved in Lupin's schemes, possibly as a love interest or pawn.

### [I: Arsène Lupin at Twenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/i-ars-ne-lupin-at-twenty)

Ralph's love interest; learns his secret identity and expresses devotion despite her shock.

### [V: One of the Seven Branches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/v-one-of-the-seven-branches)

Leaves flowers and a letter for Ralph, but he ignores her, consumed by his obsession with Josephine.

### [VI: Detectives and Policemen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/vi-detectives-and-policemen)

Mentioned by Ralph as a memory of pure love, contrasted with Josephine.

### [XI: The Old Lighthouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xi-the-old-lighthouse)

Ralph writes her a letter of apology and thinks of her with remorse.

### [Madness and Genius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xii-madness-and-genius)

Devastated by the revelation of her father's crime, she is manipulated into recalling the Latin inscription from the casket.

### [XIII: The Strongbox of the Monks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xiii-the-strongbox-of-the-monks)

Sneaks into the lighthouse, cuts Ralph's bonds, refuses to abandon Beaumagnan, then flees from Ralph.

### [XIV: The Infernal Creature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/xiv-the-infernal-creature)

Mentioned as Ralph's fiancée; Josephine states she was stabbed to death.

### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_ars_ne_lupin_se/chapters/epilogue)

Marries Ralph, lives happily for five years, and dies in childbirth.

## Links

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