# Mme. d'Escorval — Monsieur Lecoq character guide

> Mme. d'Escorval in Monsieur Lecoq by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mme. Blanche, Blanche

**First appearance:** 0000-monsieur-lecoq

## Who they are

The baron's devoted wife and Maurice's mother, whose patient sorrow and quiet dignity anchor the family through scandal, exile, and the wreckage of old friendships.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/v)

Shares her husband's anxiety; expresses indignation at the Sairmeuse family's cruelty and presses Lacheneur's hand in solidarity.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/vi)

Maurice's mother; she is a friend of the late Mme. Lacheneur and supports the match.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/viii)

Watches over Maurice in his grief, fearing he might contemplate suicide.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xv)

Anxiously watches over Maurice during his illness and fetches Abbé Midon.

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

Grows anxious and sends the gardener for news; later fears her husband will be executed and confronts Maurice.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxv)

Supports Maurice's mission despite her fear for his safety; writes a letter to a friend for influence and prays with Marie-Anne.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxvi)

Receives Maurice's letter and travels to Montaignac with Marie-Anne, arriving at the Hotel de France.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/monsieur_lecoq_se/chapters/xxviii)

Upon learning of her husband's death sentence, she resolves to go to the King for mercy, but is unaware the execution will occur within 24 hours.

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