Character details
- First Name
- Perron
- Last Name
- Gebert
- Notes
- "almost" fiancee of Helen Frost - friend of Calida Frost
- Reserved Notes
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Character cases:
Ch. 1 - mentioned by Lew Frost as he describes the cast of characters to Wolfe. Frost refers to him as a "dope."
Ch. 5 - mentioned by Cramer discussing the case with Wolfe; Gebert is an improbable suspect.
Ch. 6 - interviewed by Archie.
Ch. 7 - arrives at the brownstone uninvited, intending to take Helen Frost home.
Ch. 9 - Cramer mentions Gebert was formerly a member of the Parisian royalist political gang, Camelot du roi.
Ch. 11 - mentioned by Helen Frost as Wolfe questions her about her family's past. Helen said he was "...attentive and amusing..." but in other ways disliked him extremely. Helen's mother encouraged her to focus on his good points. We also learn Boyden formally requested that Helen not marry Gebert, but he continued to pursue her.
Ch. 12 - seems to enjoy the commotion caused by Archie's visit to the Frost residence. Later, Gebert is apprehended by Saul, attempting to break into Glennanne.
Ch. 13 - agrees to leave with Archie as Jerry Martin but is recognized by Detective Bill Northrup, and Archie gives him up after a bit of
banter with Rowcliff.
Ch. 14 - is roughly interrogated by two of Cramer's men but tells them nothing; Archie witnesses some of it and is disgusted. Cramer finally releases him after Calida Frost's attorney applies pressure.
Ch. 15 - Archie sees Gebert with the Frost family at McNair's funeral.
Reserved notes for this caseCh. 15 - Helen Frost reports to Wolfe and Archie that Gebert is dead, collapsing after the funeral.
Ch. 16 - Helen Frost goes on to tell Wolfe that after the funeral, Gebert went to his car, ran from it, shouting Calida's name, then collapsed and died on the sidewalk.
Character quotations:
Culture: My Dear Helen! You've engaged Mr. Wolfe? Are you one of the Erinyes? Alecto? Megaera? Tisiphone? Where's your snaky hair? So one can really buy anything with money, even vengeance?
The Erinyes, also known as the Furies, were female chthonic (things related to the underworld) deities of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology.
Culture: I was reminded of a quotation from Norboisin - the girl Denise gasps it as she expires, "Au moins, je meurs ardemment."
Norboisin seems to be a fictitious French author. The French translates to "At least, I die ardently."