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** In ''The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel'', written by Baroness Orcy's son, Sir Andrew recalls the day Blakeney explained his reasoning behind adopting the scarlet pimpernel motif and his m.o. of leaving his calling card whenever he made a rescue:
{{quote|He told me that our best chance of safety lay in making ourselves feared. [[Batman|To superstitious, half-educated people, the mysterious device ... would reduce many to a state of fear.]]}}
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