# Henri de Montorgueil — The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Henri de Montorgueil in The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Henri

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A member of the Montorgueil family, an aristocrat.

## In the story

### [Needs Must—](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/needs-must)

Writes a reply to Lucile's letter, agreeing to place the papers in the hiding place, which Chauvelin intercepts.

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

Visits the hollow tree at night, retrieves Lucile's letter, and decides to sacrifice himself and his father by surrendering the compromising papers to save the children.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/v)

His reply to Lucile's appeal was found by Chauvelin in the hollow of the tree; he is one of the aristos expected to bring the papers.

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