# Lady Portarles — The Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Lady Portarles in The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** honest Lady Portarles

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-lord-grenville-s-ball

## Who they are

A friend of Marguerite's in London society.

## In the story

### [X: In the Opera Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/x-in-the-opera-box)

Defends Marguerite against the Comtesse's accusations, arguing that Marguerite is a leader of fashion and should not be snubbed.

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

Engages Sir Andrew Ffoulkes in conversation, preventing him from warning the Scarlet Pimpernel.

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