# Gaston Sauverand — The Teeth of the Tiger character guide

> Gaston Sauverand in The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sauverand, Gaston

**First appearance:** 0000-i-d-artagnan-porthos-and-monte-cristo

## Snapshot

A shadowy figure and a key suspect in the Mornington case, Gaston Sauverand is a man whose secrets and motives are as elusive as his whereabouts.

## Who they are

He is the object of a frantic manhunt, a man whose flight with Florence Levasseur convinces Perenna of his guilt and his role as a rival for her affections. Sauverand is a ghost haunting the investigation, a name that inspires both fear and hatred in Perenna, who sees him as the architect of a deadly conspiracy. His past and his connection to the other victims hold the key to unlocking the entire plot, making him the central, unseen adversary in the early stages of the hunt.

## Relationships

### [Don Luis Perenna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/don_luis_perenna)

_rivalry_

Don Luis and Sauverand are adversaries, with Sauverand involved in criminal schemes against Don Luis.

### [Florence Levasseur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/florence_levasseur)

_family_

Florence is Gaston Sauverand's daughter, though their relationship is strained by his criminal activities.

### [Marie Fauville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/marie_fauville)

_family_

Marie Fauville is Gaston Sauverand's sister, and they are entangled in the family's dark secrets.

### [Marie Fauville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/marie_fauville)

_family_

Marie Fauville is Gaston Sauverand's sister, and they are entangled in the family's dark secrets.

### [Don Luis Perenna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/don_luis_perenna)

_rivalry_

Don Luis and Sauverand are adversaries, with Sauverand involved in criminal schemes against Don Luis.

### [Don Luis Perenna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/don_luis_perenna)

_rivalry_

Don Luis and Sauverand are adversaries, with Sauverand involved in criminal schemes against Don Luis.

### [Florence Levasseur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/florence_levasseur)

_family_

Florence is Gaston Sauverand's daughter, though their relationship is strained by his criminal activities.

### [Florence Levasseur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/florence_levasseur)

_family_

Florence is Gaston Sauverand's daughter, though their relationship is strained by his criminal activities.

### [Marie Fauville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/characters/marie_fauville)

_family_

Marie Fauville is Gaston Sauverand's sister, and they are entangled in the family's dark secrets.

## In the story

### [The Man with the Ebony Walking-Stick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/vi-the-man-with-the-ebony-walking-stick)

Implied to have planted the walking-stick half in Perenna's study; the letter accuses him of meeting Perenna and handing over the stick.

### [VIII: The Devil's Post-Office](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/viii-the-devil-s-post-office)

Captured and escaped; accused in Fauville's letter of being Marie's lover and conspiring to kill Fauville.

### [IX: Lupin’s Anger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/ix-lupin-s-anger)

Flees with Florence; Perenna suspects him of being her lover and the mastermind.

### [X: Gaston Sauverand Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/x-gaston-sauverand-explains)

Pleads for Marie Fauville's life, confesses his love for her, and begins to recount the past five years in Palmero.

### [XI: Routed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xi-routed)

Explains his reasons for not surrendering to police; escapes with Florence through the hidden passage.

### [XII: “Help!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xii-help)

His story is the key to the truth; Perenna believes him innocent despite evidence, and his account is analyzed for clues.

### [XIII: The Explosion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xiii-the-explosion)

Arrested and imprisoned; Don Luis intends to prove his innocence.

### [XIV: The "Hater"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xiv-the-hater)

Framed alongside Marie Fauville as part of Fauville's revenge scheme.

### [XX: Florence's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xx-florence-s-secret)

Mentioned as having been guided by the cripple and as a friend of Florence.

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