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A charming, universally beloved baronet hides a dark, complicated past beneath his genial exterior and seemingly perfect marriage to a much younger woman. When figures from his scandalous youth unexpectedly reappear, the carefully constructed facade of his respectable life begins to crumble. His innocent wife is forced to confront the disturbing realities of the man she idolizes, threatening to destroy their idyllic existence. Tension builds as buried sins demand a reckoning, testing the limits of forgiveness and unconditional love. Experience a profound domestic drama that expertly peels back the layers of public respectability.
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GenreRomance
Length17 hrs 30 mins
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Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I.
2HOW SIR TOM BECAME A GREAT PERSONAGE.
3CHAPTER II.: HIS WIFE.
4CHAPTER III.: OLD MR. TREVOR'S WILL.
5CHAPTER IV.: YOUNG MR. TREVOR.
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6CHAPTER V.: CONSULTATIONS.
7CHAPTER VI.: A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
8CHAPTER VII.: A WARNING.
9CHAPTER VIII.: THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
10CHAPTER IX.: A CHRISTMAS VISIT.
11CHAPTER X.: LUCY'S ADVISERS.
12CHAPTER XI.: AN INNOCENT CONSPIRACY.
13CHAPTER XII.: THE FIRST STRUGGLE.
14CHAPTER XIII.: AN IDLE MORNING.
15CHAPTER XIV.: AN UNWILLING MARTYR.
16CHAPTER XV.: ON BUSINESS.
17CHAPTER XVI.: AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL.
18CHAPTER XVII.: FOREWARNED.
19CHAPTER XVIII.: THE VISITORS.
20CHAPTER XIX.: THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA.
21CHAPTER XX.: AN ANXIOUS CRITIC.
22CHAPTER XXI.: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER.
23CHAPTER XXII.: A PAIR OF FRIENDS.
24CHAPTER XXIII.: THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
25CHAPTER XXIV.: THE ORACLE SPEAKS.
26CHAPTER XXV.: THE CONTESSA'S BOUDOIR.
27CHAPTER XXVI.: THE TWO STRANGERS.
28CHAPTER XXVII.: AN ADVENTURESS.
29CHAPTER XXVIII.: THE SERPENT AND THE DOVE.
30CHAPTER XXIX.: THE CONTESSA'S TRIUMPH.
31CHAPTER XXX.: DIFFERENT VIEWS.
32CHAPTER XXXI.: TWO FRIENDS.
33CHAPTER XXXII.: YOUTHFUL UNREST.
34CHAPTER XXXIII.: THE CONTESSA PREPARES THE WAY.
35CHAPTER XXXIV.: IN SUSPENSE.
36CHAPTER XXXV.: THE DÉBUT.
37CHAPTER XXXVI.: THE EVENING AFTER.
38CHAPTER XXXVII.: THE CONTESSA'S TACTICS.
39CHAPTER XXXVIII.: DISCOVERIES.
40CHAPTER XXXIX.: LUCY'S DISCOVERY.
41CHAPTER XL.: THE DOWAGER'S EXPLANATION.
42CHAPTER XLI.: SEVERED.
43CHAPTER XLII.: LADY RANDOLPH WINDS UP HER AFFAIRS.
44CHAPTER XLIII.: THE LITTLE HOUSE IN MAYFAIR.
45CHAPTER XLIV.: THE SIEGE OF LONDON.
46CHAPTER XLV.: THE BALL.
47CHAPTER XLVI.: THE BALL CONTINUED.
48CHAPTER XLVII.: NEXT MORNING.
49CHAPTER XLVIII.: THE LAST BLOW.
50CHAPTER XLIX.: THE EXPERIENCES OF BICE.
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