# Lucas van Sparendam — The Laughing Cavalier character guide

> Lucas van Sparendam in The Laughing Cavalier by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lucas of Sparendam, Lucas Sparendam

**First appearance:** 0009-vii-three-philosophers-and-their-friends

## Who they are

A friend or acquaintance of the philosophers, involved in early scenes.

## In the story

### [XXXIX: “Sauve Qui Peut”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_laughing_cavalier_se/chapters/xxxix-sauve-qui-peut)

Returns from Delft with news of betrayal, triggering the mass flight of the conspirators.

### [XL: The Loser Pays](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_laughing_cavalier_se/chapters/xl-the-loser-pays)

Brings news of the betrayal and the impending arrival of the Stadtholder's forces.

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