Chief among these conspirators, whom it is our duty to punish is, of course, that impudent adventurer who calls himself the Scarlet Pimpernel.

He has given the government of France a great deal of trouble through his attempts--mostly successful, as I have already admitted,--at frustrating the just vengeance which an oppressed country has the right to wreak on those who have proved themselves to be tyrants and traitors." "Is it necessary to recapitulate all this, Monsieur Chauvelin ?" she asked impatiently.
"I think so," he replied blandly.

"You see, my point is this.

We feel that in a measure now the Scarlet Pimpernel is in our power.

Within the next few hours he will land at Boulogne...