# Herr Gaudian — The Three Hostages character guide

> Herr Gaudian in The Three Hostages by John Buchan.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gaudian

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-how-a-german-engineer-found-strange-fishing

## Who they are

A German engineer who becomes an ally.

## In the story

### [How a German Engineer Found Strange Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xi-how-a-german-engineer-found-strange-fishing)

German engineer and ally; assists Hannay in surveillance and shares his pessimistic views on Germany's future.

### [XII: I Return to Servitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xii-i-return-to-servitude)

Assists Hannay in caring for Mercot; uses his experience to calm and counsel the young man, helping him regain confidence.

### [The Night of the First of June](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xviii-the-night-of-the-first-of-june)

Traveling with Mercot, studying Sir Walter Scott, and comments on Newhover's fate.

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