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Ajax Navy tale fades as courtship among gamblers unfolds
In a Berkeley Square house a naval set sees Lady Hawkshaw and Sir Peter clash over discipline while Lady Arabella spins high stakes in faro. Richard Hawkshaw’s nephew and Giles Vernon maneuver for affection as Overton courts Arabella amid ruses, duels, and a cook’s mutiny.
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Peter Hawkabaw
Richard Glyn
Arabella Stormont
Giles ‘Vernon
Thomas Vernon
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Philip Overton
Sir Thomas Vernon
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Sir Peter
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Lady Arabeila
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Giles Vernon
Berkely Square
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Sir Peter Hawkshaw
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