# Paul Déroulède — I Will Repay character guide > Paul Déroulède in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy. **Role:** major **Also known as:** M. Déroulède, Déroulède, Citizen Déroulède, Deputy Déroulède **First appearance:** 0005-i-paris-1793 ## Snapshot A popular republican deputy whose integrity and warmth make him beloved by the people, even as his own household becomes a nest of secrets. ## Who they are Déroulède is the rare man the Revolution still trusts: a Citizen-Deputy whose honor is so plain that even his enemies hesitate to strike him. He loves once and for always, a fact his friends know and his enemies exploit, and he shelters Juliette without suspecting what she carries. His guileless decency is both his greatest strength and the trap closing quietly around him. ## Relationships ### [Juliette de Marny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/juliette_de_marny) _romantic_ Intense romantic relationship marked by passion and conflict, as Juliette is torn between love and a vow of vengeance against Paul. ### [Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/anne_mie) _psychological_ Anne Mie is a devoted, almost obsessive caretaker and secret admirer of Paul, living in his shadow with unrequited love. ### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin) _rivalry_ Merlin is a cunning revolutionary agent who actively plots Paul's downfall, viewing him as a political enemy. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _friendship_ Paul and Sir Percy are allies and friends, with Percy secretly aiding Paul while maintaining his foppish public persona. ### [Foucquier-Tinville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/foucquier_tinville) _rivalry_ Foucquier-Tinville, as a revolutionary prosecutor, is a direct antagonist seeking Paul's conviction and death. ### [Marie Antoinette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/marie_antoinette) _social_ Marie Antoinette and Paul Déroulède have a formal acquaintance, linked by their aristocratic circles and shared danger. ### [Pétronelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/petronelle) _friendship_ Paul is kind and familiar with Pétronelle, who serves as a go-between for him and Juliette. ### [Citizen Lenoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_lenoir) _rivalry_ Lenoir is a revolutionary spy who surveils and works to entrap Paul Déroulède. ### [Marquis de Villefranche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/marquis_de_villefranche) _friendship_ The Marquis de Villefranche is a fellow aristocrat and friend of Paul, sharing his perilous position in revolutionary France. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _friendship_ Paul and Sir Percy are allies and friends, with Percy secretly aiding Paul while maintaining his foppish public persona. ### [Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/anne_mie) _psychological_ Anne Mie is a devoted, almost obsessive caretaker and secret admirer of Paul, living in his shadow with unrequited love. ### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin) _rivalry_ Merlin is a cunning revolutionary agent who actively plots Paul's downfall, viewing him as a political enemy. ## In the story ### [I Will Repay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-will-repay) The man who killed Juliette's brother in a duel and becomes the target of her vengeance. ### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/prologue) Mentioned as the object of Juliette's revenge; a prominent figure in the Revolution whom she blames for her brother's death. ### [Paris: 1783](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1783) A skilled swordsman and parvenu, he reluctantly duels the Vicomte de Marny and accidentally kills him, then leaves the saloon alone. ### [Paris: 1793](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1793) A popular and seemingly immune deputy; rescues the young girl from the mob. ### [Citizen-Deputy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii-citizen-deputy) The Citizen-Deputy who rescued Juliette; observed at Charlotte Corday's trial making an impassioned speech; his chivalrous act toward Anne Mie is noted. ### [III: Hospitality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iii-hospitality) The Citizen-Deputy who pacified the mob and brought Juliette to his home. He is kind, Utopian, and sympathetic to the people, but oblivious to Juliette's past connection to him. ### [The Faithful House-Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iv-the-faithful-house-dog) Shows hospitality and offers to arrange Juliette's journey to England; views the duel as forced upon him and himself as an instrument of Fate. ### [A Day in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/v-a-day-in-the-woods) Seeks Juliette in the woods, reveals his plan to become Governor of the Conciergerie to aid Marie Antoinette, risking his life and popularity. ### [VI: The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vi-the-scarlet-pimpernel) The Citizen-Deputy who is planning to rescue Marie Antoinette from the Conciergerie, and who has obtained the post of Governor of the Conciergerie. ### [A Warning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vii-a-warning) Confesses his love for Juliette and defends her purity; considers giving her his papers. ### [VIII: Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/viii-anne-mie) Discussed as the object of both Anne Mie's love and Juliette's dangerous attention; his heart is completely given to Juliette, and he is blind to any warnings about her. ### [Jealousy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ix-jealousy) Confronts Anne Mie about her late outing; expresses concern and tries to reassure her. ### [X: Denunciation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/x-denunciation) Mentioned as the target of Juliette's denunciation; his voice is heard on the landing, and he is accused of plotting to free Marie Antoinette. ### [XI: “Vengeance Is Mine”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xi-vengeance-is-mine) Unaware of Juliette's betrayal; he prepares to leave for a month at the Conciergerie and speaks kindly to her. ### [XII: The Sword of Damocles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xii-the-sword-of-damocles) Submits to the search and indignities, grateful yet conflicted about Juliette's sacrifice. ### [Tangled Meshes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiii-tangled-meshes) The man Juliette loves and seeks to protect; the papers she destroys would have sent him to the guillotine. ### [XIV: A Happy Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiv-a-happy-moment) Freed from the search, he expresses his profound gratitude and love for Juliette, kneeling at her feet and declaring his adoration. ### [XV: Detected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xv-detected) Struggles with the revelation of Juliette's treachery; initially crushed, he fights to regain composure and focus on the danger from Merlin's search. ### [Under Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvi-under-arrest) Arrested by Merlin; feels relief and shame over Juliette's betrayal; bids farewell to his mother and Anne Mie; pacifies the mob outside. ### [XVII: Atonement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvii-atonement) Mentioned as the man Juliette tried to denounce; the mob cheers for him outside. ### [In the Luxembourg Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-luxembourg-prison) Referenced in Juliette's memories; his avowal of love gives her strength. ### [Complexities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xix-complexities) Released but under suspicion; tormented by Juliette's betrayal and her lack of love for him; resolves to save her. ### [XX: The Cheval Borgne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xx-the-cheval-borgne) Déroulède is the target of the conspirators' hatred; they discuss forging evidence against him. ### [XXI: A Jacobin Orator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxi-a-jacobin-orator) The target of the Jacobins' plot; Lenoir plans to use his love for Juliette to entrap him into confessing treason in court. ### [The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxii-the-close-of-day) Spends the night searching for Juliette in Paris prisons; arranges his mother's and Anne Mie's escape; confesses his love for Juliette to Sir Percy and asks him to save her. ### [XXIII: Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiii-justice) Present as a citizen-deputy, sitting with folded arms, his face lit by the lamp; a child recognizes him fondly. ### [XXIV: The Trial of Juliette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiv-the-trial-of-juliette) Present in the court, he listens to the indictment with outward calm but inwardly suffers intense agony and hatred; he eventually rises to defend Juliette. ### [XXVI: Sentence of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvi-sentence-of-death) Condemned to death; watches his popularity die and feels both misery and exultant joy at dying beside Juliette. ### [The Fructidor Riots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvii-the-fructidor-riots) Condemned prisoner, protects Juliette from the cold and rain during the cart ride. ### [The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxviii-the-unexpected) Walks in silence with Juliette, feels the touch of her hand, and is rescued by the Scarlet Pimpernel, disguising as a sansculotte. ### [XXIX: Père Lachaise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxix-p-re-lachaise) Holds Juliette's hand and joins the crowd's shouts, intoxicated by the reunion and the adventure. ### [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion) Grateful to Sir Percy for the rescue, he embraces Juliette as his wife, finding joy and trust after their ordeal. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters