The Scarlet Pimpernel

by

Baroness Orczy

Lord Anthony Dewhurst Character Analysis

A member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Lord Anthony is the son of a duke and is described as “a very perfect type of a young English gentleman.” He is handsome and strong, and he selflessly risks his own life to save the condemned French aristocrats. Along with Sir Andrew, Lord Tony escorts the Comtesse de Tournay and her children across the Channel to England after they are rescued by the Scarlet Pimpernel. Lord Tony is heroic, righteous, and of noble birth, which reflects Orczy’s belief in the inherent goodness of the aristocracy.

Lord Anthony Dewhurst Quotes in The Scarlet Pimpernel

The The Scarlet Pimpernel quotes below are all either spoken by Lord Anthony Dewhurst or refer to Lord Anthony Dewhurst. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4 Quotes

Lord Antony and Sir Andrew had said nothing to interrupt the Comtesse whilst she was speaking. There was no doubt that they felt deeply for her; their very silence testified to that—but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and of his own sympathy. And so the two young men said nothing, and busied themselves in trying to hide their feelings, only succeeding in looking immeasurably sheepish.

Related Characters: Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, Lord Anthony Dewhurst, The Comtesse de Tournay
Page Number: 30
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Chapter 5 Quotes

She went up effusively to them both, with not a single touch of embarrassment in her manner or in her smile. Lord Tony and Sir Andrew watched the little scene with eager apprehension. English though they were, they had often been in France, and had mixed sufficiently with the French to realise the unbending hauteur, the bitter hatred with which the old noblesse of France viewed all those who had helped to contribute to their downfall. Armand St. Just, the brother of beautiful Lady Blakeney—though known to hold moderate and conciliatory views—was an ardent republican; his feud with the ancient family of St. Cyr—the rights and wrongs of which no outsider ever knew—had culminated in the downfall, the almost total extinction, of the latter.

Related Characters: Marguerite St. Just / Lady Blakeney, Armand St. Just, Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, The Marquis de St. Cyr, Lord Anthony Dewhurst, The Comtesse de Tournay, Suzanne de Tournay
Page Number: 38-9
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Lord Anthony Dewhurst Quotes in The Scarlet Pimpernel

The The Scarlet Pimpernel quotes below are all either spoken by Lord Anthony Dewhurst or refer to Lord Anthony Dewhurst. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
Chapter 4 Quotes

Lord Antony and Sir Andrew had said nothing to interrupt the Comtesse whilst she was speaking. There was no doubt that they felt deeply for her; their very silence testified to that—but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and of his own sympathy. And so the two young men said nothing, and busied themselves in trying to hide their feelings, only succeeding in looking immeasurably sheepish.

Related Characters: Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, Lord Anthony Dewhurst, The Comtesse de Tournay
Page Number: 30
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 5 Quotes

She went up effusively to them both, with not a single touch of embarrassment in her manner or in her smile. Lord Tony and Sir Andrew watched the little scene with eager apprehension. English though they were, they had often been in France, and had mixed sufficiently with the French to realise the unbending hauteur, the bitter hatred with which the old noblesse of France viewed all those who had helped to contribute to their downfall. Armand St. Just, the brother of beautiful Lady Blakeney—though known to hold moderate and conciliatory views—was an ardent republican; his feud with the ancient family of St. Cyr—the rights and wrongs of which no outsider ever knew—had culminated in the downfall, the almost total extinction, of the latter.

Related Characters: Marguerite St. Just / Lady Blakeney, Armand St. Just, Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, The Marquis de St. Cyr, Lord Anthony Dewhurst, The Comtesse de Tournay, Suzanne de Tournay
Page Number: 38-9
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