Duke de Champdoce

Louis Norbert de Champdoce

The Duke is Louis Norbert's stern, authoritarian father who clashes with his son over honor and inheritance.

Diana de Laurebourg

Diana and the Duke are adversaries, as she schemes against his family and he tries to protect his son from her.

Louis Norbert de Champdoce

The Duke is Louis Norbert's stern, authoritarian father who clashes with his son over honor and inheritance.

Diana de Laurebourg

Diana and the Duke are adversaries, as she schemes against his family and he tries to protect his son from her.

Diana de Laurebourg

Diana and the Duke are adversaries, as she schemes against his family and he tries to protect his son from her.

Louis Norbert de Champdoce

The Duke is Louis Norbert's stern, authoritarian father who clashes with his son over honor and inheritance.

Master Chupin

Identified as the resident of the house Caroline Schimmel visits in the Rue de Varennes.

Diamond Cut Diamond

The wealthy Duke who hired Perpignan to find his lost son, and who lives in the Rue de Varennes.

Part II: The Champdoce Mystery

The parsimonious patriarch whose actions and decisions heavily influence Norbert's fate.

II: A Dangerous Acquaintance

Norbert's father, whose harsh treatment and past conflicts with Daumon are referenced; he is the target of Daumon's revenge.

A Bold Adventure

Relaxes his treatment of Norbert, giving him a gun and the role of farm-bailiff, but Norbert's hatred remains.

A Financial Transaction

Norbert's oppressive father, whose strict control drives Norbert to seek help from his enemy.

A Bad Start

Norbert's father, who calls out to him upon his return home.

The Count de Puymandour

Abruptly informs Norbert that he has found a wife for him and that the marriage will take place in two months.

An Unlucky Blow

Enraged by Norbert's defiance, confronts Diana, imprisons Norbert, and suspects a woman's influence.

VIII: The Little Glass Bottle

Attempts reconciliation with Norbert but nearly drinks poison; collapses after Norbert snatches the glass.

IX: The Honor of the Name

The father of Norbert; he had proposed the marriage alliance with Puymandour, but is now reported to be seriously ill.

X: A Thunderbolt

Lies ill, then appears as an idiot, a result of the attempted poisoning.

XI: Marriage Bells; Funeral Knells

Suffers from mental decline, briefly recovers to forgive Norbert, then dies in anguish upon learning the marriage has already taken place.

A Scheme of Vengeance

Deceased; his parsimony and extravagance are recalled in the description of the Paris house.

False Friend, Old Lover

Norbert feigns affection for his wife Marie and arranges for Diana de Mussidan to visit, all while secretly continuing his affair with Diana.

A Stab in the Dark

Receives an anonymous letter accusing his wife of infidelity; struggles with doubt and decides to spy on her.

A Sudden Check

Target of the deception; mentioned as the father of the lost child and the one to be convinced.

The Day of Reckoning

The Duke, believing Paul to be his son, visits the banker's house and is present during Lecoq's raid, bewildered by the commotion.

Every Man to His Own Place

Reluctantly acknowledges André as his son and eventually consents to his marriage with Sabine.