# Jeanne Lange — El Dorado character guide > Jeanne Lange in El Dorado by Baroness Orczy. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Jeanne, citizeness Lange, Lange, Mademoiselle Lange **First appearance:** 0005-part-i-iv-mademoiselle-lange ## Snapshot A young actress with a haunting, melancholy face whose love for Armand makes her both his refuge and his ruin. ## Who they are Jeanne Lange sits by her fire with an open book she is not reading, her childlike face shadowed by a trouble she will not name. She loves Armand St. Just and speaks of him with shy blushes, yet she senses that his talk of England and their future has grown vague and troubled. Her innocence and her hold on Armand's heart make her the pivot on which his loyalty and the League's safety turn. ## Relationships ### [Armand St. Just](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/armand_st_just) _romantic_ Armand is passionately in love with Jeanne, but their relationship is complicated by political loyalties and danger. ### [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney) _friendship_ Jeanne and Marguerite share a close friendship, bonded by their love for Armand and their perilous circumstances. ### [Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/chauvelin) _psychological_ Chauvelin uses Jeanne as a pawn, threatening her to gain leverage over Armand and the royalist network. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _friendship_ Jeanne respects and trusts Percy as a protector and ally in the dangerous game of rescuing aristocrats. ### [Armand St. Just](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/armand_st_just) _romantic_ Armand is passionately in love with Jeanne, but their relationship is complicated by political loyalties and danger. ### [Armand St. Just](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/armand_st_just) _romantic_ Armand is passionately in love with Jeanne, but their relationship is complicated by political loyalties and danger. ### [Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/chauvelin) _psychological_ Chauvelin uses Jeanne as a pawn, threatening her to gain leverage over Armand and the royalist network. ### [Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/chauvelin) _psychological_ Chauvelin uses Jeanne as a pawn, threatening her to gain leverage over Armand and the royalist network. ### [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney) _friendship_ Jeanne and Marguerite share a close friendship, bonded by their love for Armand and their perilous circumstances. ### [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney) _friendship_ Jeanne and Marguerite share a close friendship, bonded by their love for Armand and their perilous circumstances. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _friendship_ Jeanne respects and trusts Percy as a protector and ally in the dangerous game of rescuing aristocrats. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _friendship_ Jeanne respects and trusts Percy as a protector and ally in the dangerous game of rescuing aristocrats. ## In the story ### [The Demon Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-demon-chance) The actress whose exquisite voice and appearance captivate Armand, becoming the instrument of de Batz's manipulation. ### [IV: Mademoiselle Lange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-iv-mademoiselle-lange) The actress and hostess, curious about the Scarlet Pimpernel, emotionally affected by the Dauphin's suffering, but politically detached. ### [Arcades Ambo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-viii-arcades-ambo) Mentioned as the woman Armand was making himself agreeable to at the theatre; her lodgings are used as a clue to track Armand. ### [What Love Can Do](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-ix-what-love-can-do) Uses her acting skills and feminine wiles to manipulate Héron and later devises a love scene to protect Armand from arrest. ### [X: Shadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-x-shadows) Emotionally unstrung after saving Armand, she admits her love for him and grows jealous of the Scarlet Pimpernel's hold on Armand. ### [The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xi-the-league-of-the-scarlet-pimpernel) Though not present in the chapter, she is the object of Armand's thoughts and concern, and her safety is a key motivation for him. ### [XII: What Love Is](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xii-what-love-is) Implied as the object of Armand's love, though not directly present in the chapter. ### [Then Everything Was Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xiii-then-everything-was-dark) Armand's beloved; has been arrested from her lodgings by agents of the Committee of General Security, along with Madame Belhomme. ### [XIV: The Chief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-the-chief) Arrested by Héron at her lodgings; Percy promises she will be safe and used only as a decoy. ### [The Gate of La Villette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xv-the-gate-of-la-villette) The object of Armand's love and worry; she is under arrest, and Armand has a prophetic vision of her being taken to the guillotine. ### [The Weary Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-the-weary-search) Jeanne is the object of Armand's search. He discovers from the prison register that she is imprisoned in the Temple, cell 29, suspected of harboring traitors. ### [Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xvii-chauvelin) Jeanne is the object of Armand's sacrifice; she is imprisoned in the Temple, and Armand seeks her release. ### [The Certificate of Safety](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xx-the-certificate-of-safety) Mentioned as the woman Armand seeks to free; she is imprisoned but Chauvelin promises to release her in exchange for Armand's surrender. ### [XXII: Of That There Could Be No Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-i-xxii-of-that-there-could-be-no-question) Mentioned as still imprisoned and threatened with death, the object of Armand's anguish. ### [The News](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiv-the-news) Mentioned as the woman Armand loves; she was arrested before the Dauphin's rescue. ### [XXIX: For the Sake of That Helpless Innocent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-ii-xxix-for-the-sake-of-that-helpless-innocent) Rescued by Percy from prison; Armand's love for her led to his disobedience. ### [XXXI: An Interlude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxi-an-interlude) Expected to know Armand's whereabouts; Sir Andrew plans to visit her at the Rue de Charonne. ### [Sisters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxii-sisters) Confides in Marguerite about her love for Armand, his sadness over the Scarlet Pimpernel's capture, and her own imprisonment and escape. ### [Little Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiii-little-mother) Hosts Marguerite and Armand; tactfully leaves the siblings alone to talk. ### [The Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiv-the-letter) Observes Armand's improved mood, inquires about Marguerite, and is unaware of the letter's contents. ### [XXXIX: Kill Him!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-iii-xxxix-kill-him) Referenced in Armand's thoughts; he reflects on his love for her and the sacrifice he made for her. ### [The Land of Eldorado](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/chapters/part-iii-xlix-the-land-of-eldorado) Mentioned as the woman for whom Armand committed a crime; Percy advises Armand to woo her in England. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters/jeanne_lange - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_dorado_se/characters