# Captain Lansdown — The Trail of the Serpent character guide

> Captain Lansdown in The Trail of the Serpent by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** IX Captain Lansdown

**First appearance:** 0045-ix-captain-lansdown-overhears-a-conversation-which-appears-to-interest-him

## Who they are

A police captain investigating the case.

## In the story

### [IV: The Captain, the Chemist, and the Lascar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/iv-the-captain-the-chemist-and-the-lascar)

A bronzed, bearded soldier of French extraction, smoking a pipe and attended by Mujeebez. He speaks of a single enemy he seeks vengeance upon, and shows affection for his servant.

### [IX: Captain Lansdown Overhears a Conversation Which Appears to Interest Him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trail_of_the_serpent_se/chapters/ix-captain-lansdown-overhears-a-conversation-which-appears-to-interest-him)

Blurosset's fellow-lodger, an Indian soldier; overhears the conversation from the dark hallway, is deeply affected, and kneels by the threshold.

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