Both Uses of
talisman
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 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
- She sighed with satisfaction, holding the paper tightly between her jewelled fingers; that talisman which perhaps would save her brother Armand's life.†
Chpt 12 *
Definition:
a small object or piece of jewelry thought to have magical power -- especially to protect against evil