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Fleeing From a Fortune Aboard the Ocean House Visit
Mrs. De Bruse Bellingham and Augusta plan to flee to Long Branch to avoid an unwanted cousin Peter Bellingham after a telegram invites him to their New York Fifth Avenue home. Percy Bellingham arrives unexpectedly at the Ocean House, leading to a summer of romance and social maneuvering as the family negotiates duty and desire.
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Augusta
Bessie
Peter Bellingham
de Bruse
Adelaide
de Brused
Mamma
Peter
Long Branch
Fanchon
5Th Avenue
Hannah
Bessie Bellingham
Charee
Central Park
Pier Glass
Helena
Miss Bellingham
Percy Bellingham
Percy
Augusta Bellingham
Ocean House
Mamma Bellingham
Belle Cousine
Edward Cowley
Shepherd’s Ford
Hippen
New York Sun
Oil City
Schuykill County
New York
David Lindersmith
Lindersmith
James
Third Ward