# Bibi — Sir Percy Hits Back character guide

> Bibi in Sir Percy Hits Back by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bibi chéri, Chéri Bibi

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

The tender name Fleurette gives the father she adores, a man she believes is great and powerful enough to right any wrong.

## Who they are

To Fleurette, Bibi is the warm hand that strokes her hair and the voice that tells her to hold her peace before judges. She writes him little notes hidden in her workbasket, trusting absolutely that he watches over her. That devotion is the emotional engine of the novel: her faith in him is so complete that it will be tested against everything the Revolution has made of the man she calls chéri.

## Relationships

### [Fleurette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/fleurette)

_family_

Bibi is Fleurette's devoted and protective father figure, deeply caring for her wellbeing.

### [Old Louise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/old_louise)

_friendship_

Bibi and Old Louise share a long-standing, loyal friendship as fellow servants and protectors of Fleurette.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Bibi is fiercely antagonistic toward Chauvelin, protecting Fleurette from his machinations.

### [Fleurette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/fleurette)

_family_

Bibi is Fleurette's devoted and protective father figure, deeply caring for her wellbeing.

### [Fleurette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/fleurette)

_family_

Bibi is Fleurette's devoted and protective father figure, deeply caring for her wellbeing.

### [Old Louise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/old_louise)

_friendship_

Bibi and Old Louise share a long-standing, loyal friendship as fellow servants and protectors of Fleurette.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Bibi is fiercely antagonistic toward Chauvelin, protecting Fleurette from his machinations.

### [Old Louise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/old_louise)

_friendship_

Bibi and Old Louise share a long-standing, loyal friendship as fellow servants and protectors of Fleurette.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Bibi is fiercely antagonistic toward Chauvelin, protecting Fleurette from his machinations.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/i)

Implied as the younger charcoal-burner, listening attentively.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/iii)

Fleurette's father, who returns home for her birthday but becomes distressed when she mentions the shawl might be from England.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/iv)

Warns Hector about speaking carelessly; advises Fleurette to use 'Citizen' instead of 'M'sieu'; philosophical about the situation.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/viii)

Fleurette's father, also known as Chauvelin; he confronts her at the château and shows a mix of sternness and sadness.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/ix)

Bibi (Chauvelin) is observed riding with the soldiers; Fleurette worries he might discover her secret.

### [The Secret Trust](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/x)

Feared by Fleurette for his revolutionary sympathies; she worries he would force her to surrender the valuables.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xi)

Returns to Lou Mas looking tired and anxious; makes no reference to the events at Frontenac; kisses Fleurette tenderly at nine o'clock.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xvi)

Mentioned as Fleurette's protector; she believes he will keep them safe in Orange.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xviii)

Revealed to be Citizen Chauvelin; Fleurette finds him at the Committee of Public Safety and embraces him.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xxxi)

Sends Fleurette a comforting letter via a mysterious aide, asserting his protection and commanding her silence.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Fleurette trusts his promise and hopes to see him at her trial.

### [Chapter XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Travels with Fleurette, holding her protectively but appearing pale and grave; releases her to Amédé.

## Links

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