# Countess de Mussidan — The Slaves of Paris character guide

> Countess de Mussidan in The Slaves of Paris by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Countess de Mussidan, Countess

**First appearance:** 0008-viii-mademoiselle-de-mussidan

## Who they are

The mother of Sabine de Mussidan.

## In the story

### [VI: A Medical Advisor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/vi-a-medical-advisor)

Bored and estranged from her husband; initially resistant but ultimately coerced by the threat of her stolen letters being revealed.

### [VIII: Mademoiselle de Mussidan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/viii-mademoiselle-de-mussidan)

Sabine's aunt, who discovers the romance and angrily dismisses André from the Château.

### [XII: A Startling Revelation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xii-a-startling-revelation)

Sabine's mother, also distressed from her interview with Dr. Hortebise, and remains in her dressing-room during the scene.

### [XIII: Husband and Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xiii-husband-and-wife)

Confronted by her husband, learns of his murder and his knowledge of her unfaithfulness, retreats in horror.

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