# The Marquis of Marne — The Secret of Father Brown character guide

> The Marquis of Marne in The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Marne, Poor Marne

**First appearance:** 0010-the-chief-mourner-of-marne

## Who they are

A marquis who is the chief mourner in a story.

## In the story

### [The Chief Mourner of Marne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_of_father_brown_se/chapters/the-chief-mourner-of-marne)

The reclusive nobleman believed to be the duel's survivor, but is later revealed to be Maurice, not Jim, after Viola Grayson's scream.

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