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They all looked a merry, even a happy party, as they sat round the table; Sir Andrew Ffoulkes and Lord Antony Dewhurst, two typical good-looking, well-born and well-bred Englishmen of that year of grace 1792, and the aristocratic French comtesse with her two children, who had just escaped from such dire perils, and found a safe retreat at last on the shores of protecting England.†
Chpt 4

perils = dangers
"But my husband, Monsieur," said the Comtesse, whilst unshed tears seemed to veil her voice, "he is in such deadly peril—I would never have left him, only ...there were my children ...I was torn between my duty to him, and to them.†
Chpt 4

peril = danger
now that I am here—amongst you all—in this beautiful, free England—I think of him, flying for his life, hunted like a poor beast ...in such peril ...Ah!†
Chpt 4
"You would in any case be my own brave sister," he said gently, "who would remember that, when France is in peril, it is not for her sons to turn their backs on her."†
Chpt 7
But you, citoyenne, are a daughter of France, and should be ready to help her in a moment of deadly peril.†
Chpt 8 *
On these faces sorrow and care were deeply writ; the women especially paid but little heed, either to the music or to the brilliant audience; no doubt their thoughts were far away with husband, brother, son maybe, still in peril, or lately succumbed to a cruel fate.†
Chpt 10
It is terrible for me to be sitting here, in a theatre, all safe and in peace, whilst he is in such peril.†
Chpt 10
Chauvelin had not raised his voice above a whisper; he was now quietly taking a pinch of snuff, yet there was something in his attitude, something in those pale, foxy eyes, which seemed to freeze the blood in her veins, as would the sight of some deadly hitherto unguessed peril.†
Chpt 10
Then he said quietly— "Your brother, St. Just, is in peril."†
Chpt 10
The same feeling of good-humoured contempt which one feels for an animal or a faithful servant, made her turn away with a smile from the man who should have been her moral support in this heart-rending crisis through which she was passing: who should have been her cool-headed adviser, when feminine sympathy and sentiment tossed her hither and thither, between her love for her brother, who was far away and in mortal peril, and horror of the awful service which Chauvelin had exacted from her, in exchange for Armand's safety.†
Chpt 12
She had forgotten everything else—her rank, her dignity, her secret enthusiasms—everything save that Armand stood in peril of his life, and that there, not twenty feet away from her, in the small boudoir which was quite deserted, in the very hands of Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, might be the talisman which would save her brother's life.†
Chpt 12
At first mention of Armand St. Just's name and of the peril in which he stood, Sir Percy's face had become a shade more pale; and the look of determination and obstinacy appeared more marked than ever between his eyes.†
Chpt 16
Armand's peril, Chauvelin's threat, his cruel "Either—or—" which she had accepted.†
Chpt 19
Her eyes lost their fixed look; they glowed with inward fire at the thought of meeting him again so soon, in the very midst of most deadly perils; they sparkled with the joy of sharing these dangers with him—of helping him perhaps—of being with him at the last—if she failed.†
Chpt 19

perils = dangers
Percy, the husband whom she loved with all the ardour which her admiration for his bravery had kindled, was in immediate, deadly peril, through her hand.†
Chpt 20

peril = danger
What is important is that your leader and comrade, the Scarlet Pimpernel ...my husband ...Percy Blakeney ...is in deadly peril.†
Chpt 20
...my husband is in peril ...your friend!†
Chpt 20
But last night, after I led him unwittingly into such deadly peril, it suddenly fell from my eyes.†
Chpt 20
Chauvelin was close upon his heels; here in Calais, the astute diplomatist was all-powerful; a word from him and Percy could be tracked and arrested and ... Every drop of blood seemed to freeze in her veins; not even during the moments of her wildest anguish in England had she so completely realised the imminence of the peril in which her husband stood.†
Chpt 23
She knew that Chauvelin would willingly have braved perilous encounters for the sake of the cause he had at heart, but what he did fear was that this impudent Englishman would, by knocking him down, double his own chances of escape; his underlings might not succeed so sell in capturing the Scarlet Pimpernel, when not directed by the cunning hand and the shrewd brain, which had deadly hate for an incentive.†
Chpt 25

perilous = dangerous

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(1) (peril)
danger
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