93 pages • 3 hours read
Emma OrczyThe Scarlet Pimpernel
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1905A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 20-31Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 20 Summary: “The Friend”
Marguerite visits Andrew in London. She tells him the situation and convinces him, a League member, to help her find Percy before Chauvelin does. They agree to meet in Dover at The Fisherman’s Rest and charter an overnight schooner, sail for Calais in France, and try to overtake Percy in time.
As her carriage races toward Dover, Marguerite feels renewed hope. She recalls how, when she first knew him, she called Percy “the shadowy king of her heart” (111) and wonders at how strangely true that impression turned out to be.
Chapter 21 Summary: “Suspense”
Lady Blakeney arrives at The Fisherman’s Rest late at night. Sally and Mr. Jellyband rouse themselves and make Marguerite comfortable before the fireplace in the empty coffee-room. She reserves rooms for several days for her coachmen. She says she and Sir Andrew will board a boat later tonight. Jellyband nods but privately worries that the two are running off together. Sally, too, wonders.
Marguerite orders a cold supper for later, then waits for Andrew. The wind kicks up, rattling the windows. Andrew arrives, disguised as a servant, and suddenly Marguerite realizes how all of this must look to others.
