Jax Reads: The Scarlet Pimpernel Chapter 21: Suspense

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Late that night, Marguerite reaches The Fisherman’s Rest, where she asks Mr. Jellyband if Ffoulkes has arrived. Jellyband, dismayed at his supposition that Marguerite is arranging a secret romantic rendezvous with Ffoulkes, waits upon Marguerite silently, fuming inwardly at this unfaithhful “furriner.” At length, Ffoulkes arrives, telling Marguerite that, due to the rough weather that has blown up outside, they will not be able to cross the Channel that evening. She is at first dismayed, but Ffoulkes reminds her that the storm likely means Chauvelin, too, has been unable to pursue the Pimpernel. Ffoulkes guesses Jellyband’s suspicions, and allays them by encouraging the landlord to treat Marguerite well for the night for Sir Percy’s sake.