# Lieutenant D'Arnot — The Return of Tarzan character guide

> Lieutenant D'Arnot in The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** D'Arnot, Paul D'Arnot

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-affair-on-the-liner

## Who they are

The French naval officer who taught Tarzan to speak, think, and move through civilization — and now watches helplessly as his friend suffers its cruelties.

## In the story

### [III: What Happened in the Rue Maule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iii-what-happened-in-the-rue-maule)

D'Arnot urges Tarzan to claim his birthright and offers him financial support and friendship.

### [IV: The Countess Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iv-the-countess-explains)

Listens to Tarzan's story, warns him about police, and arranges a meeting with a police official to resolve the Rue Maule incident.

### [The Plot That Failed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v-the-plot-that-failed)

Mentioned as Tarzan's friend who sometimes accompanies him to the De Coude home; his apartments are used as the contact point for the false message.

### [VI: A Duel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/vi-a-duel)

Acts as Tarzan's second in the duel, is anxious about Tarzan's safety, and supports him throughout.

### [From Ape to Savage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xv-from-ape-to-savage)

D'Arnot is remembered by Tarzan, who imagines the Frenchman's shock at seeing Tarzan's return to savage ways.

### [XVII: The White Chief of the Waziri](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xvii-the-white-chief-of-the-waziri)

Mentioned in Tarzan's reflection, wondering if he would recognize the savage king.

### [The Passing of the Ape-Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxvi-the-passing-of-the-ape-man)

Arrives with the French cruiser, serves as best man at Tarzan's wedding.

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