# I Will Repay — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy.

- [I Will Repay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-will-repay.md): Juliette de Marny, consumed by grief and rage after her brother's death in a duel with Paul Déroulède, swears a solemn oath of revenge. She vows to repay Déroulède with death, dedicating her life to his destruction.
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/prologue.md): The Prologue sets the stage in revolutionary Paris, introducing the brutal atmosphere of the Reign of Terror. It describes the execution of Marie Antoinette and the pervasive fear and mob violence that define the era. Th
- [Paris: 1783](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1783.md): In a Parisian gaming saloon, Paul Déroulède duels with the young Vicomte de Marny over an insult to Adèle de Montchéri. Despite Déroulède's attempts to moderate the conflict, the Vicomte's rage leads to a fatal thrust. D
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii.md): After the death of her brother in a duel, Juliette de Marny is compelled by her father, the old Duc de Marny, to swear a solemn oath of revenge against Paul Déroulède, the man who killed him. The chapter depicts the imme
- [Paris: 1793](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1793.md): In the midst of the Reign of Terror, the enigmatic Citizen Déroulède remains inexplicably popular and immune from prosecution. The chapter depicts the squalid, dangerous streets of Paris, where a young girl deliberately 
- [Citizen-Deputy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii-citizen-deputy.md): Juliette de Marny awakens in Déroulède's house, reflecting on the past ten years since she swore an oath to avenge her brother's death. She recalls her father's decline, her time in the convent, the Archbishop's failure 
- [III: Hospitality](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iii-hospitality.md): Juliette Marny, rescued from a mob by Citizen-Deputy Paul Déroulède, finds herself a guest in his home. She is torn between gratitude for his kindness and a deep-seated desire for revenge, as she realizes he does not rem
- [The Faithful House-Dog](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iv-the-faithful-house-dog.md): After supper, Juliette and Déroulède discuss Charlotte Corday, and Juliette openly reveals her identity as the daughter of the Duc de Marny. Déroulède offers continued hospitality and help arranging her journey to Englan
- [A Day in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/v-a-day-in-the-woods.md): Juliette spends a peaceful day in the woods near Suresnes, gathering flowers and enjoying nature, but her tranquility is interrupted when Paul Déroulède seeks her out, concerned for her safety. Their conversation reveals
- [VI: The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vi-the-scarlet-pimpernel.md): Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel, meets with Paul Déroulède in Paris to discuss the planned rescue of Queen Marie Antoinette. Blakeney criticizes the plan as reckless and impossible, but offers his help to ensur
- [A Warning](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vii-a-warning.md): Sir Percy Blakeney warns his friend Paul Déroulède about his blind trust in Juliette de Marny, urging him to see her as a flawed human rather than a saint. Déroulède confesses his love for Juliette, but Blakeney remains 
- [VIII: Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/viii-anne-mie.md): Anne Mie, a deformed and heartbroken girl, seeks out Sir Percy Blakeney to express her fears about Juliette de Marny, whom she believes is a danger to Paul Déroulède. Blakeney gently explains that Déroulède loves Juliett
- [Jealousy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ix-jealousy.md): Anne Mie returns home late at night after meeting Sir Percy Blakeney. Paul Déroulède confronts her, expressing anxiety for her safety. Anne Mie admits she sought Blakeney's help out of concern for Déroulède's safety, rev
- [X: Denunciation](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/x-denunciation.md): Juliette de Marny, torn between her sworn oath of revenge against Paul Déroulède and her growing sense of justice and pity, spends a night in agonized prayer and soul-searching. She ultimately writes and deposits a denun
- [XI: “Vengeance Is Mine”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xi-vengeance-is-mine.md): Juliette, tormented by guilt and shame after denouncing Déroulède, feigns a headache to avoid the household. She resolves to flee to England and seeks out Sir Percy Blakeney for help. Before leaving, she encounters Dérou
- [XII: The Sword of Damocles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xii-the-sword-of-damocles.md): Citizen Merlin and his men arrive to search Déroulède's house based on an anonymous denunciation. Juliette, realizing the danger, hides the incriminating letter-case under her skirts and directs the search to mislead Mer
- [Tangled Meshes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiii-tangled-meshes.md): Juliette seizes a brief moment alone to destroy compromising papers that would incriminate Déroulède. She hides the leather case, retreats to her room, and burns the correspondence in a stove lamp, despite the risk of di
- [XIV: A Happy Moment](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiv-a-happy-moment.md): Citizen Merlin's search of Déroulède's home proves fruitless, and he begins to consider scapegoating Juliette. Déroulède, freed from suspicion, finds Juliette has destroyed the incriminating papers. Overwhelmed with grat
- [XV: Detected](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xv-detected.md): Anne Mie, driven by jealousy, reveals Juliette's treachery to Paul Déroulède after Merlin's search of the house. Juliette is exposed as the one who denounced Déroulède, leading to a moment of profound emotional crisis fo
- [Under Arrest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvi-under-arrest.md): Merlin and his men search Déroulède's house but find nothing incriminating, though Juliette has left burnt paper fragments in her room. Déroulède is arrested and taken before the Committee of Public Safety, while the mob
- [XVII: Atonement](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvii-atonement.md): Juliette de Marny confesses to Citizen Merlin that she wrote the denunciation against Paul Déroulède, claiming it was based on a personal vendetta and love letters. She takes full blame to protect Déroulède, and Anne Mie
- [In the Luxembourg Prison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-luxembourg-prison.md): Juliette is taken to the Luxembourg prison through a jeering mob, but she is lost in a dreamlike state, reliving the memory of Déroulède's love. She accepts her fate, believing she has saved him by taking the blame, and 
- [Complexities](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xix-complexities.md): Paul Déroulède is released by the Committee of Public Safety but remains under suspicion. He learns that Juliette has been arrested after claiming she burned love letters to protect another lover, a story she maintains t
- [XX: The Cheval Borgne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xx-the-cheval-borgne.md): The chapter describes the squalid meeting place of the ultra-sansculotte party, the Auberge du Cheval Borgne, where a group of revolutionaries gather to discuss their hatred of the Republic's enemies. Citizen Lenoir atta
- [XXI: A Jacobin Orator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxi-a-jacobin-orator.md): In the Cheval Borgne, a Jacobin club meeting is dominated by the coal-heaver Lenoir, who proposes a cunning scheme to trap Citizen-Deputy Déroulède. By having Juliette Marny tried for a penal offence rather than treason,
- [The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxii-the-close-of-day.md): Déroulède spends the night searching frantically for Juliette after her arrest. He has already arranged for his mother and Anne Mie to escape Paris with the help of Sir Percy Blakeney and the League. He also secures Pétr
- [XXIII: Justice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiii-justice.md): The chapter depicts a day at the Revolutionary Tribunal, where Foucquier-Tinville prosecutes prisoners with ruthless efficiency. The hall is filled with a degraded mob, and among the deputies present is Paul Déroulède, w
- [XXIV: The Trial of Juliette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiv-the-trial-of-juliette.md): Juliette Marny is publicly tried before the Revolutionary Tribunal on charges of false denunciation, immorality, and corruption of public morals. The Public Prosecutor, Foucquier-Tinville, reads a scurrilous indictment, 
- [XXVI: Sentence of Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvi-sentence-of-death.md): Paul Déroulède and Juliette Marny are tried and condemned to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal. Déroulède watches the crowd that once adored him turn against him, while his heart is torn between misery at failing to sa
- [The Fructidor Riots](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvii-the-fructidor-riots.md): Déroulède and Juliette are transported in a rough cart through a hostile mob during the Fructidor riots. Commandant Santerre struggles to control the crowd, but a forged order from the Minister of Justice (orchestrated b
- [The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxviii-the-unexpected.md): As Juliette and Déroulède are led away by the National Guard, they find solace in each other's hands, facing death together. The party is halted in the Rue des Arts, where a sudden scuffle reveals the Scarlet Pimpernel, 
- [XXIX: Père Lachaise](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxix-p-re-lachaise.md): The mob, having lost Déroulède and Juliette after their abduction, storms toward the Temple prison and then the city barriers. Sir Percy Blakeney and his band, disguised as sansculottes, blend into the crowd and guide th
- [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion.md): The final chapter recounts the successful escape of Juliette and Paul Déroulède from Paris, orchestrated by Sir Percy Blakeney and the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. After a daring rescue and a journey northward, the p

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