Sir Percy Hits Back · Character

Amédé Colombe

A grocer's son swept into revolutionary peril, he owes his life to English strangers and loves one girl too fiercely to measure the cost.

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Also known as Amédé, Colombe, young Colombe, M'sieu' Colombe

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Brings flowers to Fleurette; announces he must join the army; shares a tender moment with Fleurette.

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Amédé Colombe is a timid young Dauphinois whose world has narrowed to two fixed points: the miraculous Englishmen who saved him from the guillotine, and Fleurette, the girl he left behind at Lou Mas. He burns with a helpless, passionate devotion that makes him reckless in word if not in deed — he tells Sir Percy he would curse the man who saved him if harm came to her. His anxious trust and his willingness to obey without understanding give the rescue its human stakes in the early chapters.

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Colombe family and associates
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Aftermath
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Fleurette
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IV
Brings flowers to Fleurette; announces he must join the army; shares a tender moment with Fleurette.
Parting is not such sweet sorrow
Amédé leaves to join the army and fight the English; Fleurette grieves over his departure and worries he may never return.
IX
Amédé is mentioned as the intended recipient of Fleurette's secret message, delivered via Adèle.
The Secret Trust
Responds to Fleurette's summons, agrees to hide the treasures, and shares a romantic moment with her.
XI
Walks with Fleurette, carrying Madame's valuables; pledges on his soul not to part with them; shares a farewell kiss.
XII
Accused of theft and treason for hiding Madame de Frontenac's valuables; remains silent and sullen under questioning.
XIII
Arrested and taken to Sisteron along with M'sieu' de Frontenac.
XIV
Arrested; valuables found in his family's cart-shed; Fleurette is deeply concerned.
XV
Referenced as the accused; Fleurette plans to clear his name.
XVI
The thought of him drives Fleurette's courage; his arrest is unknown to the commissary.
Chapter XVII
The young man who was arrested and then rescued by the English spies; his escape is the subject of the interrogation.
XIX
Mentioned as the falsely accused young man whom Fleurette seeks to exonerate.
Chapter XXIV
Left alone in the cottage after the Englishmen depart; writes a love letter to Fleurette and trusts Sir Percy implicitly.
XXXI
Previously sent a letter to Fleurette, which she associates with the warder's aide.
XXXIII
Fleurette thinks of him and hopes for a reunion after the trial.
Chapter XXXVIII
Rescued by the Scarlet Pimpernel's league, waits at Ste. Césaire, and is joyfully reunited with Fleurette.
XXXIX
Mentioned as Fleurette's sweetheart who will sail with her to England.

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