# The Letter in the Shadows explained — Sir Percy Hits Back

> Chapter companion for Sir Percy Hits Back by Baroness Orczy.

## What happens

Chauvelin arranges for a letter to be smuggled to Fleurette in prison, bribing two ruffians, Rémi and a scavenger, to deliver it. The meeting takes place in the Café de la Lune and a dark doorway, where Chauvelin insists on an answer or token in return for payment.

## Themes in this chapter

### Disguise and Deception

Chauvelin and the ruffians operate under cover of darkness and disguise, using false identities and secret meetings to smuggle a letter.

### Love and Loyalty

Chauvelin's risky attempt to contact Fleurette in prison demonstrates his paternal love and loyalty, despite the danger.

## Character check-ins

### Citizen Chauvelin

Arranges to smuggle a letter to Fleurette in prison, negotiating with a ruffian in a dark doorway.

### Fleurette

Identified as prisoner number 142 in room 12, the intended recipient of Chauvelin's letter.

### Citizen Rémi

A ruffian who meets with the scavenger at the Café de la Lune and later helps deliver Chauvelin's letter.

### Citizen Sabot

Proprietor of the Café de la Lune, serves Rémi and engages in a loud discussion about wine.

## Key lines

> The prisoner to whom you are to give the letter is number 142 in room 12. Who is that? Do you know? ... Yes! It is the girl Fleurette.

The scavenger confirms that the prisoner designated as number 142 in room 12 is Fleurette.

_Reveals Fleurette's prison identity and location._

> Fifty livres, remember, for each of you, when you bring me back the answer.

Chauvelin promises fifty livres to each ruffian upon delivery of a reply.

_Highlights the bribery and transactional nature of the prison communication._

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