The Scarlet Pimpernel
In Chapter One, the aristocrats, traitors to France, were trying to get through the Barricades so they would no longerhave to be slaves of the king. Many, though, would get caught, go to trial, and be sent to the guilliotine. In order toaviod this awful fate, they would try to disguise themselves to get through. Men dressed as women, children asbeggars, etc. Sergeant Bibot, who protected the West Gate Barricade, would catch almost everyone. At one point,though, so many people had escaped that they had to double the guards at each gate. They were in charge of finding aman called "The Scarlet Pimpernel". He and a group of Englishmen were responsible for the growing number ofescaping aristocrats. At the end of the chapter, the Sergeant lets a lady with a cart through the gates after she tellshim that her cart carries her grandson, who was ill of the plague or smallpox, they weren't quite sure.. Bibot wasapproached soon after by a general and a small band of his men who were searching for The Scarlet Pimpernel, whotold Bibot that he had just let the infamous man go through the gates. The general and his men raced out of the gates
They say inParis every time a royalist escapes to England, the public Prosecutor recieves a paper with the little red flower on it,the scarlet pimpernel. Chapter 14One O'clock PreciselyMarguerite choses to save her brother and tells Chauvelin about the Scarlet Pimpernel. Worried by this, Marguerite tells Brogard that she needs to rest and pays him to get her stay in the attic,which is a good place to see but not be seen. Chapter 28The Pere Blanchard's HutMarguerite had surprisingly made it ahead of Chauvelin and Desgas. Then they had company come, Lord Antony Dewhurst. Margueritewas listening to his plans on how to get the Scarlet Pimpernel, realizing throughout this that she had no control overwhat was going to happen. Lord Antony tells them he works for him. When they got there, she was outside staring into the ocean view whenshe called out to Percy. It was a golden ring that shehad only seen twice before - at the Poera and at Lord Grenville's Ball. Just as Suzanne begins discussing her dislike of Marguerite Blakeney, she and Sir Percyarrive. Chapter 24The Death-TrapWhile hiding in the attic, Marguerite heard footsteps which turned out to be Chauvelin and his company. The Scarlet Pimpernel had picked Reuben, the Jewish man's friend, but his cart is slower than the old Jew's, sothe Jew let Chauvelin use his cart for some gold pieces and then set off for the Scarlet Pimpernel. Chapter 21SuspenseMarguerite and Sir Andrew meet in dover in this chapter and prepare for their journey.
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