All 3 Uses of
adversary
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Evidently, however, the representative of the French Government had nothing to fear for the moment, at the hands of his powerful adversary.†
Chpt 25 *adversary = opponent
- Chauvelin had been too intent on listening to the sound of those approaching footsteps, to notice what his cunning adversary had been doing.†
Chpt 25
- Chauvelin was still absolutely helpless, far more so than he could even have been under a blow from the fist, for now he could neither see, nor hear, nor speak, whilst his cunning adversary had quietly slipped through his fingers.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
an opponent