The Scarlet Pimpernel
SP
What had Marguerite hoped to do when the moon broke through? chapter 28
What had Marguerite hoped to do when the moon broke through? chapter 28
Marguerite hoped to warn the men that the Chauvelin was planning to trap them.
But the moon was out: she could see her way now: she would see the hut from a distance, run to it, rouse them all, warn them at any rate to be prepared and to sell their lives dearly, rather than be caught like so many rats in a hole.
The Scarlet Pimpernel