# Diana de Mussidan — The Slaves of Paris character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Diana, the miserable Diana

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

## Who they are

A miserable woman, possibly a relative of the Mussidan family.

## In the story

### [A Stab in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xv-a-stab-in-the-dark)

The Duchess, accused of infidelity; the Duke watches her lighted windows.

### [XVI: Husband and Lover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xvi-husband-and-lover)

Manipulated the Duchess into the meeting; overheard and ensured no retraction.

### [XVIII: The Heir of Champdoce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xviii-the-heir-of-champdoce)

Abandons Norbert, leaving with her husband for Italy; sends a brief farewell note.

### [XIX: Mascarin Speaks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xix-mascarin-speaks)

Diana is revealed as a blackmailer of the Duke, having confessed to orchestrating the affair between his wife and Croisenois.

### [Mascarin Moves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xxvi-mascarin-moves)

Confesses her crimes to her husband after failing to get help from Norbert; is consumed by guilt and fear as the blackmailers close in.

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