# M. Verplank — The Monster character guide

> M. Verplank in The Monster by Edgar Saltus.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Verplank

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A male member of the Verplank family.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/i)

The abandoned bridegroom, trying to understand why Leilah disappeared.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/iii)

Pursues Leilah to San Francisco and then to Samoa and the austral seas, unaware of the divorce proceedings in Nevada.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/iv)

Enters the salon, meets Violet, confronts Leilah and Barouffski, then leaves abruptly.

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

Seeks advice on dueling after Barouffski's insult; reveals his past with Leilah and his ignorance of the divorce's cause.

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

The object of Leilah's enduring love and fear; his sudden appearance at the party triggers her crisis.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/vii)

Referred to as Leilah's ex-husband; he never received Leilah's letter and is seen outside her home at the chapter's end.

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

Confronts Leilah angrily, accuses her of infamy, dismisses the sibling story as nonsense, and vows to investigate the truth.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/ix)

Participates in the duel, wounded in the cheek by Barouffski's premature lunge, and arranges to meet Leilah at five.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_monster_se/chapters/x)

Attacked by dogs, shoots them, and collapses in the garden.

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

Recovering from the duel; plans to take Leilah away the next day.

## Links

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