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Quotation from The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
“We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel?”
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Ch. XII (Project Gutenberg text (printed as four verse lines))
The doggerel Percy recites to his admirers at Lord Grenville's ball, while Marguerite agonises over Chauvelin's demand.
Citation: "We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel?" — Baroness Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Ch. XII (Project Gutenberg text (printed as four verse lines)). (id the-scarlet-pimpernel-q4)
Portrait: Thescarletpimpernel1908, Baroness Emma Orczy, Public domain.
