The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel · Character

Citizen Tournefort

One of the Committee's sharpest sleuthhounds, a patient tracker whose quiet work puts the Pimpernel's enemies closer to their prey than they know.

supporting

Also known as Tournefort, friend Tournefort

First appearance: I

As a supporting figure in The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Citizen Tournefort is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A sleuthhound for the Committee of Public Safety who overhears a plot and tries to arrest the aristos.

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Tournefort belongs to the unglamorous machinery of the Revolution — the men who shelter under porticos in storms and follow a scent through pitch-dark streets. He is useful to Chauvelin precisely because he is not a fanatic; he watches, reports, and lets others take the glory. His diligence is the kind of threat the League cannot charm or outwit, and his discoveries feed directly into the traps laid for the Pimpernel. He matters because he makes the hunters competent.

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Character groups

Aristocrats and revolutionary allies
Protagonist
Minor characters and aristocrats
Diverse minor characters and families

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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I
A sleuthhound for the Committee of Public Safety who overhears a plot and tries to arrest the aristos.
II
Reports to Gourdon and leads the search party at Gentilly.
III
Rides ahead, spots Rateau, and is ordered to shadow him inside the city.
IV
The primary pursuer, struggling to keep Rateau in sight while avoiding detection.
V
Assists Chauvelin in shadowing Rateau, providing observations from a vantage point; expresses nervousness and bewilderment at Chauvelin's sudden excitement.
VI
Chauvelin's agent who assists in the capture and later retrieves the bundle thrown by Jean Victor.
VII
Disappointed by the failure to capture Rateau, he blamed Chauvelin for the missed opportunity.

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