The Fighting Pimpernel (1949)

Cyril Cusack: Chauvelin

Quotes 

• Chauvelin : [St. Juste enters, bleeding from the mouth]  I see you have been speaking to the people, Citizen St. Juste. Perhaps you're not a very good speaker.

• Chauvelin : Citizeness, will you do me a service?

  Marguerite Blakeney : For you?

  Chauvelin : For France.

  Marguerite Blakeney : France is great. A small service for her may be too big for me. What is it?

  Chauvelin : Find me who is the Scarlet Pimpernel.

  Marguerite Blakeney : You are astonishing, Chauvelin! What for? If you did know who this Pimpernel is you could do nothing to him! An Englishman!

  Chauvelin : I will take my chance of that. We will send him to the guillotine first and apologise for it afterwards.

• Sir Percy Blakeney : If you really want to know how to tie a cravat, Messewer, I can show you.

  Chauvelin : Very interesting.

  Sir Percy Blakeney : Well mark you it isn't easy! Takes all me brain!

  Chauvelin : I'm sure it does, Sir Percy...