The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel · Character

Citizen Fouquier-Tinville

The infamous public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal.

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Also known as Fouquier - Tinville, Tinville

First appearance: i

Citizen Fouquier-Tinville shows up with force in Chapter VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Notified by Chauvelin about the capture; instructed to expedite the prisoner's execution.

Citizen Fouquier-Tinville first appears in 0001 i.

In Chapter VI: Notified by Chauvelin about the capture; instructed to expedite the prisoner's execution.

Later, in IX: Initially skeptical and demands tangible proof, but is convinced by Chauvelin's fabricated story and agrees to proceed with the trial.

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Chapter VI
Notified by Chauvelin about the capture; instructed to expedite the prisoner's execution.
IX
Initially skeptical and demands tangible proof, but is convinced by Chauvelin's fabricated story and agrees to proceed with the trial.
Chapter XI
Mentioned in Chauvelin's thoughts as the Public Prosecutor who believes Paul Molé is the Pimpernel.
XII
Gagged and bound in his own home by the Scarlet Pimpernel, who threatens him to secure the release of the real Paul Molé.

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