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I will repay

by Emmuska Orczy Orczy (1865–1947)

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  • 31 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"I Will Repay" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a sequel novel published in 1906. Set during the French Revolution, the story follows Juliette de Marny, who swore a childhood oath to destroy Paul Déroulède after he killed her brother in a duel. Ten years later, she infiltrates his home seeking revenge, but her carefully laid trap becomes complicated when she falls in love with the very man she vowed to ruin. A tale of vengeance, honor, and redemption featuring the legendary Scarlet Pimpernel.

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  • France · History · Revolution, 1789-1799

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Prologue

I

Paris: 1783.

"Coward! Coward! Coward!"

The words rang out, clear, strident, passionate, in a crescendo of agonised humiliation.

The boy, quivering with rage, had sprung to his feet, and, losing his balance, he fell forward clutching at the table, whilst with a convulsive movement of the lids, he tried in vain to suppress the tears of shame which were blinding him.

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Contents

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  1. Prologue
  2. Chapter I: Paris: 1793
  3. Chapter II
  4. Chapter III
  5. Chapter IV
  6. Chapter V
  7. Chapter VI
  8. Chapter VII
  9. Chapter VIII
  10. Chapter IX
  11. Chapter X
  12. Chapter XI
  13. Chapter XII
  14. Chapter XIII
  15. Chapter XIV
  16. Chapter XV
  17. Chapter XVI
  18. Chapter XVII
  19. Chapter XVIII
  20. Chapter XIX
  21. Chapter XX
  22. Chapter XXI
  23. Chapter XXII
  24. Chapter XXIII
  25. Chapter XXIV
  26. Chapter XXV
  27. Chapter XXVI
  28. Chapter XXVII
  29. Chapter XXVIII
  30. Chapter XXIX
  31. Conclusion

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This free edition of I will repay by Emmuska Orczy Orczy comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5090, released 2004-02-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Historical Novels, Novels, French Literature.

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