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Originally Posted by issybird
The hoops are an issue in regard to Armand, as it raises the issue of Armand's loyalty. Privy to Percy's secret identity, he knows that Percy is deceiving Marguerite, but is willing to go along with it. Out of weakness? Our of a desire to be one of the guys and distance himself from the woman's influence? But his opting for Percy is not very defensible, especially as he knows the extent of Marguerite's guilt in regard to the Marquis de St. Cyr. But he presumably decided not to raise the issue with Percy. Because he didn't want to jeopardize his own relationship with Percy?
Yeah, I think this is something we just have to accept. There's no good explanation.
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Armand would have been treated with caution initially you would think, as he and Marguerite were declared republicans, and Percy thought his wife had been capable of betraying St Cyr.
Given that Armand was questioning Marguerite just before he set sail for France, he may not have realised until then that there was an estrangement between Percy and Marguerite, and that the supposed betrayal was the reason.