# Madame Déroulède — I Will Repay character guide

> Madame Déroulède in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Madame Déroulède

**First appearance:** 0009-v-a-day-in-the-woods

## Who they are

Paul Déroulède's elderly mother, a kind and pious woman.

## In the story

### [Paris: 1793](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1793)

Déroulède's mother; cares for Anne Mie and hardly ever leaves her room.

### [III: Hospitality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iii-hospitality)

Paul's mother, present in the salon and part of the discussion about the mob. She represents the refined, pre-Revolutionary domesticity that still lingers in the household.

### [The Faithful House-Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iv-the-faithful-house-dog)

Present during the conversation; seems to know nothing of the circumstances of the duel.

### [VI: The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vi-the-scarlet-pimpernel)

Déroulède's mother, who is anxious about the late hour and sends Juliette to fetch him.

### [VIII: Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/viii-anne-mie)

Mentioned as an angel who loves Juliette and would not like to part from her.

### [X: Denunciation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/x-denunciation)

Mentioned as an innocent who will suffer due to Juliette's denunciation.

### [XIV: A Happy Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiv-a-happy-moment)

Present in the living-room, she prays softly while her son confesses his love to Juliette.

### [XV: Detected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xv-detected)

Remains impassive and silent throughout the scene, her thoughts paralyzed by the danger to her son.

### [Under Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvi-under-arrest)

Bid goodbye by Déroulède before his arrest.

### [XVII: Atonement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvii-atonement)

Present during the interrogation, pale and shrinking in the corner.

### [The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxii-the-close-of-day)

Escapes Paris with Anne Mie, escorted by Lord Hastings and Lord Anthony Dewhurst.

### [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion)

Meets the party at Le Havre aboard the Daydream, having followed Sir Percy's instructions to travel north.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters