Marquis d'Harmonville

Count de St. Alyre

The Marquis and the Count are secret enemies, with the Marquis working to expose the Count's crimes.

Monsieur Carmaignac

The Marquis and Carmaignac collaborate as allies in investigating the Count's plot.

Monsieur Carmaignac

The Marquis and Carmaignac collaborate as allies in investigating the Count's plot.

Count de St. Alyre

The Marquis and the Count are secret enemies, with the Marquis working to expose the Count's crimes.

The Room in the Dragon Volant

Mentioned as a figure from earlier in the journey, though not present in this chapter.

II: The Innyard of the Belle Étoile

Mentioned indirectly as the narrator observes the shield on the carriage door, which features a red stork; the servant declines to identify the family.

IV: Monsieur Droqville

Introduces himself as Monsieur Droqville, delivers a misdirected letter from Lord R⸺, and graciously forgives the narrator's error, inviting him to Claironville.

Supper at the Belle Étoile

Joins the narrator at supper, offers advice about gaming houses, and speaks highly of the Comte de St. Alyre.

The Naked Sword

Encountered by the narrator in a square; discusses Gaillarde's history and his own mysterious business.

VII: The White Rose

Revealed to be Monsieur Droqville; shares the carriage with the narrator, drinks coffee, tells stories, and mistakes the narrator's paralysis for deep sleep.

VIII: A Three Minutes’ Visit

Returns to the carriage, checks his dispatch-box, offers comfort and a parallel story, and promises aid in Paris under the alias Monsieur Droqville.

IX: Gossip and Counsel

Visits the narrator under the alias Monsieur Droqville, offers guidance, warns against gambling and strangers, and discusses the St. Alyres' marriage and the Countess's diamonds.

X: The Black Veil

Disguised as Monsieur Droqville, he delivers the ball card, rebukes the narrator for a prior engagement, then reconciles. Later, he guides the narrator to the Dragon Volant inn and arranges a recognition signal for the ball.

XII: The Magician

Guides the narrator through the ball, introduces him to the Count, and shares his own astonishment at the magician's knowledge.

XIII: The Oracle Tells Me Wonders

Accompanies the narrator, encourages him to consult the oracle, and later suggests they follow the Count.

XIV: Mademoiselle de la Vallière

Accompanies the narrator through the salons and later helps him avoid the Count.

XVII: The Tenant of the Palanquin

Visits the narrator to ask for a ride to Paris after his carriage accident.

I See Three Men in a Mirror

Seen in the mirror at the curiosity shop, meeting with Colonel Gaillarde and a mean-looking stranger.

XXIV: Hope

Enters the room at the end of the chapter, offering a glimmer of hope.

XXV: Despair

The Marquis is revealed to be Planard, the doctor, who conducts the examination.

XXVI: Catastrophe

Escapes unscathed; the narrator avoids visiting him after the ordeal.