# Archibald Webster — The Secret Tomb character guide

> Archibald Webster in The Secret Tomb by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Webster, Archibald

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-ch-teau-de-roborey

## Snapshot

A courteous American cousin from Philadelphia, he arrives with his mother's gold medal and a soldier's discipline, ready to claim his place among strangers.

## Who they are

Webster answers Dorothy's summons as one of the four scattered heirs, producing the medal passed down through his mother's line and speaking excellent French with quiet formality. He is a decorated veteran, and his calm competence contrasts with Delarue's panic and Dario's heat. His presence widens the family circle beyond France and makes the inheritance a matter of international cousins bound by a two-hundred-year-old promise, giving the hunt its sense of a scattered clan finally converging.

## Relationships

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/characters/dorothy)

_friendship_

Archibald Webster is a steadfast friend and ally to Dorothy, sharing in her quests and confidences.

### [Marco Dario](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/characters/marco_dario)

_friendship_

Archibald Webster and Marco Dario are good friends, often sharing information and aiding each other in their investigations.

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/characters/dorothy)

_friendship_

Archibald Webster is a steadfast friend and ally to Dorothy, sharing in her quests and confidences.

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/characters/dorothy)

_friendship_

Archibald Webster is a steadfast friend and ally to Dorothy, sharing in her quests and confidences.

### [Marco Dario](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/characters/marco_dario)

_friendship_

Archibald Webster and Marco Dario are good friends, often sharing information and aiding each other in their investigations.

## In the story

### [X: Towards the Golden Fleece](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/x-towards-the-golden-fleece)

The Englishman who arrives on horseback at the ruined clock, taciturn and phlegmatic.

### [XII: The Elixir of Resurrection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xii-the-elixir-of-resurrection)

Makes a speech at the picnic; breaks down the wall; first to approach the sleeping Marquis.

### [XIII: Lazarus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xiii-lazarus)

Present during the revelation, he praises Dorothy's intuition and logic.

### [XIV: The Fourth Medal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xiv-the-fourth-medal)

One of the three young men; eager to confront d'Estreicher; assists in examining the alcove.

### [XV: The Kidnapping of Montfaucon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xv-the-kidnapping-of-montfaucon)

Along with Errington and Dario, he rushes impulsively into the fray, struggling with the lock and ignoring Dorothy's warnings.

### [XVI: The Last Quarter of a Minute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xvi-the-last-quarter-of-a-minute)

One of Dorothy's friends, captured and bound in a cell with Errington and Dario.

### [XVII: The Secret Perishes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xvii-the-secret-perishes)

One of Dorothy's suitors; pursues d'Estreicher and later offers to help with the moneylender.

### [XVIII: In Robore Fortuna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_tomb_se/chapters/xviii-in-robore-fortuna)

One of the three cousins; questions Dorothy about the money and is amazed by her insight.

## Links

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