# Lieutenant Godet — Sir Percy Hits Back character guide

> Lieutenant Godet in Sir Percy Hits Back by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Godet, Citizen Lieutenant Godet, Citizen Godet

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A sullen revolutionary officer who let a band of English spies walk a whole commune into humiliation, and now sweats before Chauvelin.

## Who they are

Lieutenant Godet is a soldier of the Republic who was outwitted by men he took for his own officers, and who now sits before a revolutionary tribunal trying to explain how it happened. His testimony is a study in self-preservation — sullen, defensive, resentful of the ease and cleanliness of the men who deceived him. He matters because his account of the pursuit of Amédé Colombe and the Frontenacs lays out the machinery of the hunt that the Scarlet Pimpernel's league must outrun.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Godet is Chauvelin's subordinate officer, carrying out his orders with military obedience.

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

_psychological_

Godet is a menacing figure who threatens Fleurette under Chauvelin's orders, creating fear.

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

_professional_

Godet is Chauvelin's subordinate officer, carrying out his orders with military obedience.

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

_professional_

Godet is Chauvelin's subordinate officer, carrying out his orders with military obedience.

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

_psychological_

Godet is a menacing figure who threatens Fleurette under Chauvelin's orders, creating fear.

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

_psychological_

Godet is a menacing figure who threatens Fleurette under Chauvelin's orders, creating fear.

## In the story

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

Leads the soldiers, boasts about the Law of the Suspect, and declares the Frontenacs suspect.

### [Parting is not such sweet sorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/v)

The gruff officer on horseback who questions Fleurette about Citizen Armand and the Frontenac château, then rides off with his men.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xii)

The disheveled officer from the previous night; humbled and dejected when confronted by the superior captain.

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

Mentioned as the arrogant lieutenant of the ragamuffin soldiers who disturbed Baptiste Portal.

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

The terrified officer who was deceived by the English spies; he recounts his failure and is given a final chance to avoid execution.

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

Recognizes Fleurette at the inn, offers to guide her, and leads her to the Committee of Public Safety where he reveals Bibi's true identity as Chauvelin.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xix)

Seen chatting with the guard outside Chauvelin's door; sent on an errand by Chauvelin.

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

Arrests Fleurette and accuses her of treason, seeking revenge for his earlier humiliation.

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

Provides the guard and is dismissed after Adèle's testimony.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xxvi)

Mentioned as a potential ally against Chauvelin due to his hatred.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xxxv)

Mentioned as a witness whose name is greeted with derision by the crowd.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sir_percy_hits_back_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Present in the courtroom but overlooked during the riot.

## Links

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