The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Why did Chauvelin have the Jew beaten? chapter 30
Why did Chauvelin have the Jew beaten? chapter 30
He tells the Jew that the deal they made was clear -- and that not only did his horse fail to overtake Percy's, but that now even the fugitives have gone free. He orders his soldiers to beat the Jew mercilessly, which they do while Chauvelin watches and Marguerite lays unconscious.