# Couthon — The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Couthon in The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** friend Couthon, poor palsied Couthon

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-everlasting-stars-look-down-like-glistening-eyes-bright-with-immortal-pity-over-the-lot-of-man

## Who they are

A crippled but ruthless member of the Committee of Public Safety.

## In the story

### [VI: One Crowded Hour of Glorious Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/vi-one-crowded-hour-of-glorious-life)

Accompanies Robespierre and advises patience, warning against hastening the tyrant's hour.

### [X: The Grim Idol That the World Adores](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/x-the-grim-idol-that-the-world-adores)

Palsied but sarcastic, teases Tallien and supports Robespierre's plan.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i)

Palsied and carried in, sarcastic and contemptuous, delighting in teasing Tallien.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii)

Supports the plan for Theresia to ensnare the Scarlet Pimpernel, referencing Chauvelin's knowledge.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i)

Intimate of Robespierre, openly accused of planning a dictatorship for his chief.

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