Chapter XVIII: The Mysterious Device Summary: The next morning, as she awaits the visit from her school friend Suzanne (which Marguerite cunningly made the Comtesse promise the previous evening, in front of the Prince of Wales, who has also agreed to visit Richmond that day), Marguerite discovers the “inner sanctum,” the inmost office, of her …
Chapter XVI: Richmond Summary: Back at their elegant home, Richmond, Marguerite, still in torment over her decision to save her brother Armand by alerting Chauvelin to the Scarlet Pimpernel’s planned meeting with Ffoulkes, and having grown nostalgic, then earnestly desirous of, rekindling the romance she and Sir Percy once shared, confronts her husband on the …
Chapter XIII: Either—Or? Summary: Marguerite saw in Ffoulkes’ note that the Scarlet Pimpernel plans to meet his agents at one o’clock that morning (just over two hours from the present time) in Lord Greenville’s supper room. She wrestles with her choice: should she give this knowledge to Chauvelin in order to save her brother Armand …
Chapter XI: Lord Grenville’s Ball Summary: At the glittering ball hosted by Lord Grenville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Chauvelin finds a cordial but distinctly chilly reception. He cares little: he remains focused on his objective of identifying the troublesome Scarlet Pimpernel, and seeing the scoundrel transported to France for execution on the same …
Chapter IX: The Outrage Summary: In The Fisherman’s Rest, after Jellyband and the others have retired for the night, Ffoulkes and Dewhurst discuss the success of their latest mission to France and plan for their next, which will be the rescue of the Comte de Tournay, even as his family has just been rescued. (Armand …
Chapter VII: The Secret Orchard Summary: Marguerite bids a tearful farewell to her brother, Armand, before he boards Sir Percy’s yacht, the Day Dream, to return to France. Despite his sister’s misgivings—indeed, despite his own—Armand feels he cannot abandon his native land in this dark hour. He knows that Marguerite is unhappy in her marriage …
Chapter V: Marguerite Summary: Sir Percy and Lady Marguerite Blakeney arrive. Marguerite enters the coffee room first, and a tense reunion with the refugees of the St. Cyr family ensues. The Comtesse forbids Suzanne from greeting her old schoolmate with any affection; however, as she and Suzanne are leaving the room, Suzanne runs back to …
Chapter III: The Refugees Summary: Lord Antony Dewhurst arrives at The Fisherman’s Rest, in advance of a group of three noble French refugees: an elderly Comtesse (Countess), her young companion Suzanne, and the barely 19-year-old Vicomte (Viscount) de Tournay. They are escorted by Sir Andrew Ffoulkes; Ffoulkes and Suzanne have apparently developed an attraction for …
SUMMARY AND ANALYSISNote: All page numbers in this guide refer to the edition of The Scarlet Pimpernel published by Barnes & Noble Classics (New York, 2005). Chapter I: Paris: September, 1792 Summary: As hundreds of nobles lose their heads to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror, a small band of Englishmen, led by an …
