The plot of the story begins in September 1792 in France. The nobles lose their heads under the guillotine. The Scarlet Pimpernel, which was given that name because it leaves images of that same flower on slips of paper, has smuggled out of the country those who would be targeted for losing their minds in France. Sergeant Bibot, agent of the Committee of Public Safety, guards the West Gate of the city of Paris. Sergeant Bibot feels that no one will surpass him when he guards the West Gate. This includes the Scarlet Pimpernel. However, Bibot lets a wagon pass driven by what he describes as "an old witch" who later learns, to his disgust, that it was the Scarlet Pimpernel in disguise. Lady Blakeney is approached by a French secret agent who wants her to help him in his search for the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel. He has a personal interest in finding the Scarlet Pimpernel because his brother was found to cooperate with the Scarlet Pimpernel. Members of the Scarlet Pimpernel League meet in a pub in Dover, England. Lord Anthony Dewhurst is in this pub called The Fisherman's Rest; he is meeting three refugees: the Countess of Tournay, her young friend Susan and the Viscount of Tournay. Sir Andrew Ffoulkes accompanies the refugees. The Countess of Tournay expresses to Lord Antony that she does not have much hope for the release of her husband, the Count of Tournay. At this meeting it is announced that there are twenty members of the Scarlet Pimpernel League. At the end of the meeting Sir Percy Blakeney and his wife Lady Marguerite Blakeney arrive at the pub. Lady Comtesse de Tournay's son challenges Percy Blakeney to a duel, but his wife manages to calm things down....... middle of paper...people inside the cabin as their prisoners. When Sir Percy arrives at the cabin, Chauvelin and his men enter the cabin, but the prisoners have escaped! Chauvelin's men beat the old Jew near the hut. After making sure that Chauvelin is no longer in the cabin, the old Jew reveals his identity as Percy, Marguerites' husband. Marguerite and Percy reconcile and leave to return to England together. One of the novel's major conflicts has now been resolved, since Lady Blakeney and Sir Percy Blakeney have been reunited. Lady Blakeney loves and respects her husband more than ever. The climax of The Scarlet Pimpernel is the scene set in Percy Blakeney's study in which Marguerite Blakeney finds the ring with the flat shield and the carving of the Scarlet Pimpernel on it. This discovery makes her realize that her husband is actually the Scarlet Pimpernel.