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André Vernet
Rémy Legaludec is Sir Leigh Teabing’s butler and the only person who knows Teabing is the Teacher. Rémy assists Teabing with his plot to find the Holy Grail in exchange for the promise of financial freedom. He also helps Teabing betray Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu without their knowledge. However, Teabing ultimately murders Rémy.
Rémy Legaludec Quotes in The Da Vinci Code
The The Da Vinci Code quotes below are all either spoken by Rémy Legaludec or refer to Rémy Legaludec. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 91 Quotes
“You and I are men of God,” the Teacher whispered. “We cannot be deterred from our goal.” There was an ominous pause on the line. “For this reason alone, I will ask Rémy to bring me the keystone. Do you understand?”
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Silas handed Rémy the phone, sensing it might be the last call Rémy Legaludec ever took.
As Rémy took the phone, he knew this poor, twisted monk had no idea what fate awaited him now that he had served his purpose.
The Teacher used you, Silas.
And your bishop is a pawn.
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Rémy Legaludec Character Timeline in The Da Vinci Code
The timeline below shows where the character Rémy Legaludec appears in The Da Vinci Code. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 52
...adding British affectations to his home: the intercom is on the passenger’s side. Teabing’s butler (Rémy) initially refuses them entry given the late hour, especially since Teabing suffers from polio and...
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Chapter 54
...his tweed jacket, planning to hide it from Teabing’s sight once inside. An irritated butler (Rémy) leads them to an opulent drawing room. Langdon hides the rosewood box beneath a divan...
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...wearing metal leg braces—compliments her English and boasts about his time at Oxford. The butler (Rémy Legaludec) brings a tea service. Teabing remarks that Langdon and Sophie look shaken, and he...
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Chapter 56
...feminine, it also refers to a specific person who Da Vinci painted. Elsewhere, Teabing’s butler, Rémy, watches a news report on his employer’s two visitors.
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Chapter 60
...tell her the truth about her family, and how he called her “Princess Sophie.” Suddenly, Rémy calls Teabing away for a private conversation.
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Chapter 62
Rémy has told Teabing that Langdon and Sophie are fugitives. Langdon says he’s being framed, but...
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Chapter 67
Rémy drives Teabing’s Range Rover into the night with no headlights. Langdon sits in the passenger...
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Chapter 69
...line, having fled the country with a fugitive and a hostage. In the plane’s rear, Rémy stands guard over Silas. Before they investigate the keystone, Teabing wants to make sure Sophie...
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Chapter 71
...peering through the thin wood—as Sophie does now. The text is English. Meanwhile, a disconcerted Rémy watches over Silas, who seems to be in a trance.
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Chapter 72
...points out, is that they have no phrase to decode. Teabing goes to check on Rémy. Sophie worries that, even if they solve the riddle, they will still be missing something.
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Chapter 80
...he is returning home from France triumphant, having found the keystone. He produces his and Rémy’s passports, along with British currency to bribe the customs officials. Rémy will stay on board...
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Chapter 81
...medical appointment. The Kent chief inspector tells Teabing he’s wanted for transporting fugitives from France. Rémy appears, corroborating Teabing’s story that they are late. Teabing will allow Edwards to board the...
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Chapter 82
Teabing directs Rémy toward Fleet Street, claiming he’s figured out the next clue. Langdon rereads Saunière’s poem again,...
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Chapter 84
Parked in an alley near Temple Church, Rémy enters the limo’s main cabin and pours himself a drink, believing he will soon be...
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Chapter 85
...in the 1950s. Teabing can’t believe he was mistaken. Soon after, the altar boy encounters Rémy and Silas in the annex, who order him to run and threaten his life.
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Chapter 86
In the sanctuary, Silas holds a gun to Sophie’s back. Rémy instructed him to retrieve the keystone and kill no one. Langdon holds up the cryptex,...
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Rémy tells Langdon to hand over the cryptex, or he’ll shoot Teabing. He has been listening...
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Chapter 87
...Collet receives news from Interpol that Vernet is, on paper, an upstanding citizen. They flagged Rémy Legaludec’s prints—the butler has a record of petty crime. An agent reports a strange discovery...
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Chapter 88
...insists the best way to help him is alert London police. She intends to force Rémy and Silas into hiding. Afterward, they will go to King’s College to use their research...
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Chapter 91
Rémy restrains Teabing in the limo’s main cabin, raises the partition, and drives off with Silas....
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Chapter 93
Rémy drops Silas near London’s Opus Dei residence. Silas drops his gun down a sewer, glad...
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Chapter 94
...see the building housing the knight’s tomb. He sits in the limo’s passenger seat beside Rémy, who gives him the cryptex. The Teacher and Rémy share a drink. The liquid burns...
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Chapter 99
...When Langdon refuses to help, Teabing says it would have been simpler if he and Rémy had killed Langdon and Sophie when they first arrived at the château. He blames Saunière...
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...after the incident at Temple Church, he tipped off police to Silas’s location and killed Rémy by putting peanut dust in the flask (he’s allergic). His gun set off Westminster Abbey’s...
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