The Scarlet Pimpernel
What confusess margerite abot sir percys study?
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Marguerite is confused by the study's orderly fashion and simplicity. Her husband's organization surprises her, and she thinks he's been hiding a talent for business.
Since she had entered this neat, orderly room, she had been taken so much by surprise, that this obvious proof of her husband's strong business capacities did not cause her more than a passing thought of wonder. But it also strengthened her in the now certain knowledge that, with his worldly inanities, his foppish ways, and foolish talk, he was not only wearing a mask, but was playing a deliberate and studied part.
The Scarlet Pimpernel