-
I have naught to forgive, sweetheart; your heroism, your devotion...
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Chapter Thirty One -- The Escape
Suddenly. . .a sound. . .the strangest, undoubtedly, that these lonely cliffs of France had ever heard, broke the silent solemnity of the shore.
It was the sound of a good, solid, absolutely British "Damn!"
( The final chapter (it's love!) ) -
the more you know, part two
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Chapter Sixteen --Richmond
"Percy! I entreat you!" she whispered, "can we not bury the past?"
"Pardon me, Madame, but I understood you to say that your desire was to dwell in it."
( Percy and Marguerite, in which Margot confronts her husband ) -
the more you know....
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Chapter Six -- An Exquisite of '92
Physically, Sir Percy Blakeney was undeniably handsome--always excepting the lazy, bored look which was habitual to him. He was always irreproachable dressed, and wore the exaggerated "Incroyable" fashions, which had just crept across from Paris to England, with the perfect good taste ( Read more... )
