Scarlet Pimpernel, writing homework help: Getting Involved, questions 4,5

Getting Involved, questions 4,5
4. What is ironic about ending chapter 2 with the men drinking French wine together?
5. Note Lord Anthony Dewhurst’s suspicions about the two strangers playing dominoes. Notice also that he frequently takes trips to and from France. Considering the last paragraphs of chapter 1 and the three people who come to the pub in chapter 3, whom is Lord Anthony obviously helping?