# Régine de Serval — The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel character guide > Régine de Serval in The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Régine, de Serval **First appearance:** 0000-i-the-everlasting-stars-look-down-like-glistening-eyes-bright-with-immortal-pity-over-the-lot-of-man ## Snapshot A young aristocrat caught in revolutionary France, her fate becomes tangled with the desperate schemes swirling around the Scarlet Pimpernel. ## Who they are Régine belongs to the endangered world of the old nobility, the very people the League exists to snatch from the guillotine. Her youth and vulnerability sharpen the stakes of every rescue, giving a human face to the abstract terror of the Terror. As plots tighten around her, she becomes one of the reasons the Pimpernel's work matters, and one of the pressures that tests his allies' nerve. ## In the story ### [The Fellowship of Grief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iii-the-fellowship-of-grief) Leaves Mother Théot's in tears, then helps the asthmatic Rateau in the street, showing compassion despite her own sorrow. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iii) Leaves Mother Théot's apartment, walks to the Porte St. Antoine, and stops to help a sick man on her way to meet Bertrand. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iv) Waits for Bertrand in the church porch, helps the asthmatic vagabond, and reflects on her own troubles. ### [One Dram of Joy Must Have a Pound of Care](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iv-one-dram-of-joy-must-have-a-pound-of-care) Meets Bertrand in the church porch; recounts her visit to Mother Théot and her encounter with the asthmatic giant; expresses fear for her siblings and jealousy of Theresia Cabarrus. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i) Confronts Bertrand about his involvement with the Fatalists and his infatuation with Theresia Cabarrus, fearing for her family's safety. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii) Leaves the church with Bertrand just before the asthmatic man emerges. ### [Rascality Rejoices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/v-rascality-rejoices) Watches in terror as Bertrand's reckless speech threatens their lives, envisioning the guillotine. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii) Stands motionless and white, filled with terror at the presence of citizen Rateau. ### [The Fraternal Supper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iii) Overwhelmed with emotion and terror, foreseeing the guillotine for Bertrand and her family. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned among the companions dragged into Bertrand's outburst. ### [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) Crouches with her family in terror, knowing Bertrand is hidden under the table. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i) One of the four trapped aristos, terrified and clinging to her family. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iii) Bertrand's former love, whose memory is overshadowed by his obsession with Theresia. ### [The Castaway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xiv-the-castaway) Smiles at Lord Hastings' antics; sits next to Bertrand and comforts him. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i) Smiled at Lord Hastings' comical mistake; secretly presses Bertrand's hand under the table to comfort him. ### [Reunion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xvii-reunion) Mentioned as Bertrand's companion during the escape, comforting him and speaking of a future in England. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as having accompanied Bertrand during his escape and told him the story of the Fraternal Supper. ### [Night and Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xviii-night-and-morning) Mentioned as forgotten by Bertrand in his joy over Theresia. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iii) Mentioned as the past love Bertrand now dismisses; she pines for him but he has no thought for her. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned as employed at a dressmaker's in Richmond and engaged to be married. ### [Departure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/xx-departure) Has fled to Dover with her brother Jacques, prompting Bertrand's desperate plea for help. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i) Has left with her brother Jacques for Dover, as revealed in a letter to Bertrand. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii) A girl predestined to sorrow, heartsick over Bertrand's indifference, yet devoted to her family. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii) Mentioned sympathetically by the younger stranger as 'poor little Régine', whose lover (Bertrand) has died. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/regine_de_serval - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_triumph_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters