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The heir apparent to the British throne and close friend of Sir Percy and Lady Blakeney. Although Orczy doesn’t explicitly say it, she implies that the Prince of Wales knows about Sir Percy’s secret identity as the Scarlet Pimpernel, and he obviously supports his friend’s efforts to rescue the condemned French aristocrats. Sir Percy and Lady Blakeney’s close relationship with the Prince reflects their own high standing in British society and establishes them as the leaders of high society.
The Prince of Wales Quotes in The Scarlet Pimpernel
The The Scarlet Pimpernel quotes below are all either spoken by The Prince of Wales or refer to The Prince of Wales. 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 6
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Sir Percy Blakeney had travelled a great deal abroad, before he brought home his beautiful, young French wife. The fashionable circles of the time were ready to receive them both with open arms; Sir Percy was rich, his wife was accomplished, the Prince of Wales took a very great liking to them both. Within six months they were the acknowledged leaders of fashion and of style. Sir Percy’s coats were the talk of the town, his inanities were quoted, his foolish laugh copied by the gilded youth at Almack’s or the Mall. Everyone knew that he was hopelessly stupid, but then that was scarcely to be wondered at, seeing that all the Blakeneys for generations had been notoriously dull, and that his mother had died an imbecile.
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The Prince of Wales Quotes in The Scarlet Pimpernel
The The Scarlet Pimpernel quotes below are all either spoken by The Prince of Wales or refer to The Prince of Wales. 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 6
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Sir Percy Blakeney had travelled a great deal abroad, before he brought home his beautiful, young French wife. The fashionable circles of the time were ready to receive them both with open arms; Sir Percy was rich, his wife was accomplished, the Prince of Wales took a very great liking to them both. Within six months they were the acknowledged leaders of fashion and of style. Sir Percy’s coats were the talk of the town, his inanities were quoted, his foolish laugh copied by the gilded youth at Almack’s or the Mall. Everyone knew that he was hopelessly stupid, but then that was scarcely to be wondered at, seeing that all the Blakeneys for generations had been notoriously dull, and that his mother had died an imbecile.
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