The Scarlet Pimpernel
CHAVELIN
IS CHAVELIN A REVOLUTIONARY TOO?
IS CHAVELIN A REVOLUTIONARY TOO?
No, the Chauvelin, the novel's chief villain, is a French agent who has English diplomacy rights. He is in England looking for the Pimpernel and anyone else who is attempting to rescue French aristocrats.
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