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The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel · Character

Citizen Langlois

A minor revolutionary official.

minor

Also known as Langlois, little Langlois

First appearance: i the everlasting stars look down like glistening eyes bright with immortal pity over the lot of man

Citizen Langlois shows up with force in The Fellowship of Grief. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A wizened man waiting at Théot's; converses with Rateau about the Fraternal Supper and their turns.
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Citizen Langlois first appears in 0000 i the everlasting stars look down like glistening eyes bright with immortal pity over the lot of man.

In The Fellowship of Grief: A wizened man waiting at Théot's; converses with Rateau about the Fraternal Supper and their turns.

Later, in II: A wizened little man waiting his turn with Mother Théot, indifferent to Rateau's complaints.

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CRCitizen RateauMTMother ThéotSISicalASArmand St. JustSPSir Percy Blak…CLCitizen Langlois

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  • Minor Revolutionaries & Background Figures
  • Central Characters & Love Interests

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Marguerite’s realization that Bertrand Moncrif—a man her husband saved—has betrayed them, combined with her he…

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