Rickerby's Folly Continues With a Grim Reunion
In Tuckerley's Folly, Olive Mallory returns home to meet Gilbert Rickerby. Nugent Leathwood reveals the lover is dead, admits he manipulated events to win Olive, and hints at danger as Cornelius warns of visitors at the gate seeking Gilbert.
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Leathwood
Gilbert Rickerby
Nugent Leathwood
Gilbert
Cornelius
Nugent
Olive Mallory
Mr. Leathwood
Tere
Gels
Journey to London with Gilbert Rickerby Search
A penniless troupe led by Anthony Taggett and his wife Medora receive a lift from a boisterous driver toward London. They hope to find Gilbert Rickerby at Rickerby Folly and secure aid, while a mysterious young woman seeks the same man, hinting at a past with danger and truth.
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Anthony
Hamlet
Anthony Wan
Bristol
Warlet
London
Medora
Mrs. Taggett
Gilbert Rickerby
Old Taggett
Rickerby’s Folly
St. John's Wood
Mr. Taggett
Anthony Traggett
Madam
Anthony V Taggett
Anthony Taggett
St. John’s Wood
Rickerbey’s Folly
Rickerbey’s
Gilbert Tuckerby
Marble Arch
Mr. Taggeett
A Royal Beef Eater
The fat king of Portugal defies doctors and loves beef. During a English visit at Lord Salisbury’s estate with King Edward present, Carlos praises English roast beef and adds boiled beef as delightful in a humorous exchange.
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Portugal
England
Lord Salisbury
Edward
Carlos
Not a Lover Scarfpin Question Sparks Family Quip
Mrs Hardcastle asks why her bald bachelor brother wears a lover's knot as a scarfpin. He snaps that he is not a lover, prompting a terse exchange in the family dialogue.
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Mrs. Hardcastle
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