Baroness Emma Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated Baroness Emma Orczy

Marguerite St. Just, a beautiful French actress, is that the better half of made English fop Sir Percy Blakeney, a baronet. Before their marriage, Marguerite took revenge upon the Marquis American state St. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be overwhelmed for his romantic interest in the Marquis' daughter, with the unintended consequence of the Marquis and his sons being sent to the guillotine. once Percy found out, he became alienated from his wife. Marguerite, for her part, became disillusioned with Percy's shallow, dandyish lifestyle. With Marguerite's love and courage amply proven, Percy's ardor is rekindled. Safely back on board their schooner, the Day Dream, the blithely reconciled couple returns to England. Sir Andrew marries the count's daughter, Suzanne.