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The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
章节(34)
- I: “The Everlasting Stars Look Down, Like Glistening Eyes Bright with Immortal Pity, Over the Lot of Man.” 0:00
- II: Feet of Clay 8:18
- III: The Fellowship of Grief 42:15
- IV: One Dram of Joy Must Have a Pound of Care 59:47
- V: Rascality Rejoices 1:23:10
- VI: One Crowded Hour of Glorious Life 1:51:39
- VII: Two Interludes 2:11:57
- VIII: The Beautiful Spaniard 2:26:18
- IX: A Hideous, Fearful Hour 2:48:28
- X: The Grim Idol That the World Adores 3:10:50
- XI: Strange Happenings 3:39:18
- XII: Chauvelin 3:52:51
- XIII: The Fisherman’s Rest 4:01:51
- XIV: The Castaway 4:19:14
- XV: The Nest 4:25:58
- XVI: A Lover of Sport 4:58:45
- XVII: Reunion 5:23:30
- XVIII: Night and Morning 5:39:55
- XIX: A Rencontre 5:51:01
- XX: Departure 6:06:44
- XXI: Memories 6:25:12
- XXII: Waiting 6:37:06
- XXIII: Mice and Men 6:47:43
- XXIV: By Order of the State 7:07:26
- XXV: Four Days 7:31:41
- XXVI: A Dream 7:58:36
- XXVII: Terror or Ambition 8:15:32
- XXVIII: In the Meanwhile 8:25:25
- XXIX: The Close of the Second Day 8:34:17
- XXX: When the Storm Burst 8:51:36
- XXXI: Our Lady of Pity 9:04:21
- XXXII: Grey Dawn 9:22:37
- XXXIII: The Cataclysm 9:36:27
- XXXIV: The Whirlwind 9:50:07
At one of Robespierre’s “Fraternal Suppers,” a young man denounces Robespierre but is saved by an asthmatic vagabond. The young man flees to the home of his friend Theresia Cabarrus, who is engaged to one of the most important men in the government, and who is also desired by Robespierre himself. When the young man disappears from her home, allegedly at the hands of the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ever-present Chauvelin enlists her help in trying to capture the elusive Pimpernel. Events lead to the Pimpernel’s wife being kidnapped, and once again the Pimpernel has to use all of his wits to escape Chauvelin’s clutches with his life, and wife, intact.
As she has done throughout the series, Baroness Orczy weaves the Scarlet Pimpernel into the threads of the history of the Revolution. In this entry, it is the Pimpernel’s interactions with the leading players of the day that eventually leads to Robespierre’s downfall.