Boulogne, where he has agreed to fight a duel with me...

Boulogne, where Lady Blakeney happens to be at this present moment...

as you see, Boulogne has a great responsibility to bear: just now she is to a certain extent the proudest city in France, since she holds within her gates a hostage for the appearance on our shores of her country's most bitter enemy.

But she must not fall from that high estate.

Her double duty is clear before her: she must guard Lady Blakeney and capture the Scarlet Pimpernel; if she fail in the former she must be punished, if she succeed in the latter she shall be rewarded." He paused and leaned out of the window again, whilst she watched him, breathless and terrified.