The Room in the Dragon Volant · Character
Monsieur Carmaignac
A cynical Parisian official whose dry warnings and worldly asides give the narrator's romantic adventure an unsettling counterweight of hard fact.
supporting
Also known as Carmaignac, the incorrigible Carmaignac
First appearance: iii death and love together mated
As a supporting figure in The Room in the Dragon Volant, Monsieur Carmaignac is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A French official who relates the mysterious case of the Chevalier Château Blassemare, which involved the same room at the Dragon Volant.
Monsieur Carmaignac is incorrigibly witty, sceptical of every fine sentiment, and apparently well placed to know what goes on behind the polite façades of Versailles. He treats the narrator's enthusiasms with amused indulgence while dropping hints that the Dragon Volant and its guests are not what they seem. His scepticism plants the doubts that the narrator's own heart keeps trying to shout down.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Professional
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Narrator's acquaintances and informants
- Protagonist
- Central figures and background characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Count de St. Alyre
rivalry · negative
The Count and Carmaignac are adversaries, with Carmaignac suspecting the Count of… How this plays out →
- Marquis d'Harmonville
professional · positive
- Planard
rivalry · negative
- Tom Whistlewick
social · positive
- Colonel Gaillarde
friendship · positive
- Count de St. Alyre
rivalry · negative
The Count and Carmaignac are adversaries, with Carmaignac suspecting the Count of… How this plays out →
- Marquis d'Harmonville
professional · positive
- Colonel Gaillarde
friendship · positive
- Planard
rivalry · negative
- Count de St. Alyre
rivalry · negative
The Count and Carmaignac are adversaries, with Carmaignac suspecting the Count of… How this plays out →
- Tom Whistlewick
social · positive
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Monsieur Carmaignac appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Strange Story of the Dragon Volant
- XVII: The Tenant of the Palanquin
- XVIII: The Churchyard
- XXVI: Catastrophe
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