# Van Klopen — The Slaves of Paris character guide

> Van Klopen in The Slaves of Paris by Émile Gaboriau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** M. Van Klopen, the great Van Klopen

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-caught-in-the-net

## Who they are

A wealthy and influential figure in the story.

## In the story

### [The Man-Milliner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xi-the-man-milliner)

The fashionable tailor who follows Mascarin's orders, discusses accounts, and plans to entrap Gaston de Gandelu.

### [Father and Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xiv-father-and-daughter)

The man-milliner who provided information about Martin Rigal to Mascarin, identifying him as a banker and the father of Flavia.

### [An Artful Trick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xxiv-an-artful-trick)

The ladies' tailor who bursts into the Viscountess's drawing-room demanding payment; his behavior is later revealed to be part of a trick with Croisenois.

### [The Vanishing Bills](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_paris_se/chapters/xxiv-the-vanishing-bills)

Claims the bills were sent to cloth merchants; André suspects he is part of a plot.

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