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The Duke and Sybil Thurston at the village house party
Sybil Thurston captivates the Duke at Lady Pendice’s house party while bidding at bridge. Stakes rise through the night as the pair navigate affection and luck, culminating in a dramatic confession and a plan to marry. The tale shifts to their hat shop life and a Derby-linked twist as Colonel Fitzmorris’s scandal ends.
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Lady Pendice
Miss Thurston
Sybil
Fitzmorris
Lady Fendice
Sybil Thurston
Throckmorton
Riding Academy
Queen Mary