The Lone Wolf · Character

Comte Remy de Morbihan

A charming French aristocrat whose silken manners conceal a schemer's patience, he collects dangerous men the way other counts collect art.

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Also known as De Morbihan, Monsieur le Comte Remy de Morbihan, Count Remy de Morbihan, Count, Morbihan, De Morbihan

First appearance: i troyon s

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Dining with an American man and his daughter; Lanyard suspects Roddy is trailing him.

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De Morbihan glides through the restaurant at Troyon's, buying drinks, trading gossip, and casually letting slip that the Lone Wolf is known to the police—a remark that lands like a thrown knife at the next table. He wants Lanyard for something, and his eagerness to deliver him to unseen confreres reveals a man more accustomed to commanding than to being refused. His urbane menace and his willingness to trade information make him the story's most immediate threat.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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III: A Point of Interrogation
Dining with an American man and his daughter; Lanyard suspects Roddy is trailing him.
A Stratagem
Mentioned in Lanyard's thoughts; his identification of Lanyard as the Lone Wolf is a source of concern.
The Pack Gives Tongue
Mentioned as having recognized Lanyard at Troyon's and as having hinted at a clue from the Omber jewel theft.
The High Hand
Acts as the council's spokesman, attempting to coerce Lanyard into cooperation, but is met with scorn.
IX: Disaster
De Morbihan insists on driving Lanyard home, revealing his interest in the Omber loot and warning him about Popinot.
Turn About
Implied to have been part of the plot to detain Lanyard at the Circle of Friends of Harmony.
XIII: Confessional
Mentioned as part of the gang that Lanyard despises and as having revealed Lanyard's identity as the Lone Wolf.
Enigma
Seen by Lanyard on the Boulevards, elegantly flâning, but does not recognize Lanyard in disguise.
Unmasked
Mentioned as being subordinate to Bannon and superseded by Wertheimer's promotion.
War
Pursues Lanyard in a touring-car, orchestrating the chase.
XXI: Apostate
Mentioned as a source of professional jealousy and a target for Lanyard's future revenge.
Wings of the Morning
Implied as the owner of the pursuing Valkyr monoplane, though not directly present.
Daybreak
Mentioned as crippled and involved in the plot with Ekstrom.

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