# Armand St. Just — The Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Armand St. Just in The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** St. Just, Armand

**First appearance:** 0002-i-paris-september-1792

## Who they are

Marguerite's beloved brother, a Frenchman whose safety is the lever that moves her — and the price of her silence.

## Relationships

### [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney)

_family_

Armand is Marguerite's beloved younger brother, and she is fiercely protective of him, which Chauvelin exploits.

### [Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Armand is a target of Chauvelin's suspicion and manipulation, as Chauvelin uses him to pressure Marguerite.

### [Comtesse de Tournay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/comtesse_de_tournay)

_social_

Armand and the Comtesse are fellow French aristocrats in exile, connected through Marguerite and the League's rescue efforts.

### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney)

_family_

Armand is Percy's brother-in-law, and Percy secretly works to protect him from Chauvelin's schemes.

### [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney)

_family_

Armand is Marguerite's beloved younger brother, and she is fiercely protective of him, which Chauvelin exploits.

### [Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Armand is a target of Chauvelin's suspicion and manipulation, as Chauvelin uses him to pressure Marguerite.

### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney)

_family_

Armand is Percy's brother-in-law, and Percy secretly works to protect him from Chauvelin's schemes.

### [Comtesse de Tournay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/comtesse_de_tournay)

_social_

Armand and the Comtesse are fellow French aristocrats in exile, connected through Marguerite and the League's rescue efforts.

### [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney)

_family_

Armand is Marguerite's beloved younger brother, and she is fiercely protective of him, which Chauvelin exploits.

## In the story

### [The Secret Orchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/vii-the-secret-orchard)

Marguerite's brother, preparing to return to France; questions her about Percy's knowledge of her past and expresses concern for her well-being.

### [VIII: The Accredited Agent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/viii-the-accredited-agent)

Marguerite's brother; his love for Angele de St. Cyr and the subsequent beating by the Marquis's valets are recalled; he has just sailed away on the Daydream.

### [The Outrage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ix-the-outrage)

A letter from him is stolen by Chauvelin, who misinterprets it as evidence of treason.

### [XII: The Scrap of Paper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xii-the-scrap-of-paper)

The brother whose life hangs in the balance, motivating Marguerite's desperate spying.

### [XIII: Either—Or?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xiii-either-or)

Referenced as the brother whose life hangs in the balance, motivating Marguerite's internal conflict.

### [XIV: One O'Clock Precisely!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xiv-one-o-clock-precisely)

Marguerite's brother, whose life is the leverage Chauvelin uses to force her cooperation.

### [Doubt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xv-doubt)

His life is at stake; Marguerite's actions are driven by the hope of saving him from the guillotine.

### [XVI: Richmond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xvi-richmond)

Referenced in Marguerite's account as her beloved brother who was thrashed by the Marquis de St. Cyr's lackeys, motivating her revenge.

### [Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xvii-farewell)

Marguerite's brother, still in danger; Percy has pledged to help him.

### [XIX: The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xix-the-scarlet-pimpernel)

His compromising letter is returned to Marguerite, confirming Chauvelin's pursuit.

### [The Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xx-the-friend)

Marguerite's brother, among the fugitives Percy is trying to rescue.

### [XXIII: Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xxiii-hope)

Marguerite's brother, one of the fugitives awaiting rescue by the Scarlet Pimpernel at Père Blanchard's hut.

### [XXVIII: The Père Blanchard’s Hut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xxviii-the-p-re-blanchard-s-hut)

Marguerite's brother, one of the fugitives waiting in the hut.

### [XXIX: Trapped](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xxix-trapped)

Inside the hut with de Tournay and two others, waiting for the Scarlet Pimpernel, unaware of the danger.

### [The Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xxxi-the-escape)

Mentioned by Marguerite; she fears for his safety, but Percy reassures her.

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