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*COLERIDGE, Derwent |
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Father: Samuel Coleridge Uncle: Robert Southey |
His uncle is paying for him to be educated at Ambleside. |
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*COLERIDGE, Hartley |
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Father: Samuel Coleridge Uncle: Robert Southey |
Mrs. Morville fears has inherited his father's instability of character. Mr. Hartley Coleridge lived at Greta Hall, where Mr. and Mrs.Morville were visiting. |
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*COLERIDGE, Mrs.Samuel (née Sara Fricker) |
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Husband: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sons: Derwent and Hartley Coleridge Daughter: Sara Coleridge Sister: Mrs. Robert Southey |
Mrs. Coleridge is currently living with her children at Greta Hall while her husband is "in the care of a gentleman in Highgate" due to his laudanum addiction. Mr. and Mrs. Morville found Greta Hall "rather too full of Coleridges" during their visit. (source of some factual information--Notes and queries:The Quiet Gentleman, heyerlist.org) |
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*COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772 -- 1834) |
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Son: Derwent and Hartley Coleridge Daughter: Sara Coleridge |
His wife and children are living at Greta Hall with his brother-in-law while he is in the custody of a gentleman in Highgate due to his drug addiction. The elder Morvilles are also visiting Greta Hall. Poet and political radical, Coleridge had planned to form a communist like society on the Susquehanna River in the United States along with Robert Southey (and Mr. Morville). His political and poetry careers were damaged by opium addiction. |
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*COLERIDGE, Sara |
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Father: Samuel Coleridge |
She is described by Mrs. Morville as precocious, and is living at Greta Hall. |
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*EDWARD III, King of England (1312-1377, reigned 1327-1377) |
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The King who granted a charter to Sir Ralph de Morville a founding Knight of the Garter. Sir Ralph de Morville was an ancestor of Mr. Hervey Morville. |
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*EDWARD IV, King of England (1442-1483 reigned 1461-1470 & 1471-1483) |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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King Edward IV was entertained at Stanyon Castle. |
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*GODWIN, Mr. William (1756-1836) |
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Wife: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Daughter: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
Another of the political radical friends of the Morvilles. |
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*GODWIN, Mrs William (née Mary Wollstonecraft) (1759-1797) |
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Husband: William Godwin Daughter: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
A former friend of Mrs. Morville's, Drusilla recounts a story about her attempting suicide by casting herself into the Thames at Putney. She had planned to do it at Battersea but it was too crowded there. Mary Wollstonecraft was an English author and feminist who wrote a Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792-the first great document of feminism. She married William Godwin in 1797 and died in childbirth. Her daughter Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote Frankenstein. |
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*HENRY VIII, King of England (1491-1547 reigned 1509-1547) |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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The Frant who survived a friendship with King Henry VIII (referred to as Bluff King Hal in The Quiet Gentleman) was said to have scandalized his generation by the lavish use of oak wainscoting at Stanyon Castle. |
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*HORNE Tooke, John |
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John Horne Tooke was a prominent supporter of radical parliamentary reform. He served in prison for libel for attacking the government's actions in America. He also was imprisoned in the tower of London for high treason after attempting to organize a convention for reform but was found not guilty. Lady St. Erth was shocked to think Mr. Morville was an acquaintance of his. |
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*HOWARD |
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A family the Dowager Countess St. Erth would not be preferable to a Frant as a husband to Marianne Bolderwood. The Duchess of Rutland was a Howard. |
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*LAMB, Miss Mary (1764-1825) |
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Brother: Charles Lamb |
A person who "murdered her mama in a fit of aberration" as recounted by Drusilla Morville. She was using her case as an example of highly intellectual people being capable of violent acts. Mary Lamb along with her brother Charles Lamb was the noted author of Tales from Shakespeare--a children's book. She was mentally ill and murdered her mother. Charles Lamb, her brother and guardian, was an acquaintance of the literary and political circle to which the elder Morvilles belonged. |
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*NASH, John (1752-1835) |
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A fashionable architect Lord St. Erth jokingly suggests he should hire to build a new wing on Stanyon Castle. John Nash gained a reputation designing country houses and came to the attention of The Prince Regent. He planned Trafalgar Square and St. James House and built Buckingham Palace from the old Buckingham House. |
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*ORTHES |
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One of Lord St. Erth's horses. Also a Peninsular War battle in which Lord St. Erth took part. |
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*PERCY |
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A family the Dowager Countess St. Erth would not be preferable to a Frant as a husband to Marianne Bolderwood. |
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*PRIESTLY, Joseph (1733-1804) |
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A famous scientist (He first isolated oxygen), he was also a famous religious dissenter and wrote "History of Early Opinions concerning Jesus Christ" (1786) attacking doctrines such as the virgin birth and atonement. He eventually emigrated to Pennsylvania and became friends with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Hervey Morville was an ardent disciple of his. |
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*RUTLAND, Duchess of (née Lady Elizabeth Howard) |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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A neighbour of the St. Erths. She is the daughter of the Earl of Carlisle. She is credited with planning the rebuilding of Belvoir Castle after an 1816 fire. She admitted to a "tendre" for the Earl of St. Erth. |
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*SMITH, Mr. Assheton |
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The master of the Quorn hunt. Martin Frant deplores the fact Smith is leaving Quorndon Hall to hunt with the Burton in Lincolnshire. |
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*SOUTHEY, Mr. Robert (1774 -- 1843 ) |
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Brother in law--Samuel Coleridge Southey became poet laureate in 1813. He is the author of The Life of Nelson and The Curse of Kehama. Originally a political radical (and so friend of the Morvilles) but his views mellowed over time, which grieved Mr. Morville. |
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*SOUTHEY, Mrs. (née Edith Fricker) |
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Husband: Robert Southey Sister: Mrs. Samuel Coleridge |
Mrs. Southey is a friend of the elder Morvilles and is of a more practical personality like Mrs. Morville. She and Mrs. Morville saw basic problems in Southey and Coleridge's scheme to settle in the United States and form a Utopian society. |
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*WALPOLE Horace (1717--1797) |
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*WESTON |
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Lord St. Erth's tailor. |
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TROUBADOR |
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Martin Frant's horse. |
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TURVEY |
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Lord St. Erth's valet. |
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ULVERSTON, Viscount (Captain Lucius Austell) |
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Friends' nickname--Lucy |
Father: The Earl of Wrexham Brothers: Frederick and Cornelius Austell |
An old military friend of Lord St. Erth. An easy going young man with great address, he becomes suspicious of events at Stanyon and fears for St. Erth. |
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WARBOYS, Mr. |
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Wife: Mrs. Warboys Son: Barney Warboys |
He is of the opinion that his son and Martin will not be able to compete for Marianne's hand against an earl. |
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WARBOYS, Mr. Barney |
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Father: Mr. Warboys Mother: Mrs. Warboys |
Martin Frant's friend and neighbour. Barney points out Martin's mistakes and faults to him--much to Martin's annoyance. |
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WARBOYS, Mrs |
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Husband: Mr. Warboys Son: Barney Warboys |
She is described as a fat and nearly witless lady whose admiration of The Earl of St. Erth angers Martin Frant. |
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WICKHAM |
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The second groom at Stanyon. |
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WINTRINHAM, Lady |
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An elderly neighbour of Lord St. Erth who visited Stanyon in her antiquated coach upon St. Erth's arrival home. |
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WREXHAM, Earl of |
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Sons: Viscount Ulverston (Lucius Austell), Frederick and Cornelius Austell. |
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YELDEN |
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A pensioner of Lord St. Erth who taught him to climb trees years ago. |
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HAL, Bluff King |
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See: HENRY VIII, King |
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HARRY |
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Father: Lord Grampound Mother: Lady Grampound Brother: John |
Harry,age 4, visits Stanyon with his parents who are attending a ball. |
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HAWKHURST, General |
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A neighbour of Stanyon's who pays his respects upon Lord Erth's return home.
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HAYLE |
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An employee of St. Erth lands near Cheringham with whom Theo Frant plans discuss fencing for new saplings. |
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HELSTON |
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A man who is showing some young horses to Martin Frant in the town of Roxmere. |
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HICKLING, Jem |
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Uncle: Leek |
Martin Frant's head groom. |
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IMLAY |
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An American with whom Mrs. William Godwin had an unhappy connection prior to her marriage to Godwin. |
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JAMES, Dr. |
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Apparently, the purveyer of a patent restorative medicine. Drusilla tells Marianne she would take one of Dr. James' powders if she thought she saw a ghost. |
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JOHN |
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Father: Lord Grampound Mother: Lady Grampound Brother: Harry |
John, age 3, visits Stanyon with his parents who are attending a ball |
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KITTY |
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A maid of the Morvilles whom Drusilla visits after she sprained her ankle. |
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LAMBERHURST, Henry |
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A gentleman who has recently become the father of a son according to a note in The Gazette. The Dowager Countess is reminded a third cousin married a Lamberhurst, but after an exhausting monologue it is determined it is not this Lamberhurst. |
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LEEK |
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Nephew: Hickling |
A man taking the place of Martin Frant's valet when Studley is called away suddenly to visit his sick father. |
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LUCY |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
See: ULVERSTON, Viscount |
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MALPAS, Dr. |
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The physician to Stanyon and to the Bolderwoods. |
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MARPLE, Mrs. |
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Stanyon's housekeeper. |
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MAURICE |
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Father: Lord Penistone, Mother: Lady Penistone |
An uncle of Lord St. Erth's who inexplicably resembles Lord Roxby. |
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MINCHINHAMPTONS |
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Relatives of the Morvilles which make them acceptable to Lady St. Erth. |
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MORVILLE, Captain Jack |
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Father: Mr. Hervey Morville Mother: Mrs. Hervey Morville (Cordelia Consett) Sister: Drusilla Morville Brother: Thomas Morville |
He serving in a line regiment on the continent. He sent Drusilla a beautiful pair of French gloves she wore to St. Erth's ball. |
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MORVILLE, Hervey |
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Wife: Mrs. Hervey Morville (Cordelia Consett) Daughter: Drusilla Morville Sons: Captain Jack and Thomas Morville |
He is a Philosophical Historian currently writing a book on the French Revolution from the republican point of view. He previously formed a utopian society with Southey and Coleridge and to emigrate to the Susquehanna river in the US--a plan that never came about. He has no opinion of royalty and nobility. |
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MORVILLE, Lady |
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Husband: Sir James Morville Niece: Drusilla Morville |
She presented Drusilla at her come out |
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MORVILLE, Miss Drusilla |
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Father: Hervey Morville Mother: Mrs. Hervey Morville (Cordelia Consett) Brothers; Captain Jack and Thomas Morville |
Miss Morville is the daughter of one of Stanyon's tenants. She is placid and has a great deal of commonsense. She is described as short and rather nondescript in appearance and has a talent for organization. She also has a talent for smoothing out disagreements between people and is able to manage the dowager Countess St. Erth well. |
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MORVILLE, Mrs. Hervey (née: Cordelia Consett) |
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Nom de Plume: Cordelia Consett |
Husband: Hervey Morville Daughter: Drusilla Morville Sons: Captain Jack and Thomas Morville |
An author and champion of women's rights and women's education. More practical than her husband, while she can envision a utopian equal society, she realizes the advantages of rank and an advantageous marriage.
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MORVILLE, Sir James |
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Brother: Mr. Hervey Morville |
He is acquainted with Lord St. Erth as both are members of White's Club. |
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MORVILLE, Thomas |
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Father: Mr. Hervey Morville Mother: Mrs. Hervey Morville (Cordelia Consett) Sister: Drusilla Morville Brother: Captain Jack Morville |
He is a scholar of Queens' College, Cambridge |
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MUGGINTON |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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The bailiff at Studham described by Martin Frant as a saphead |
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NEATH, Mr. |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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A man living at Kentmere, a property Lord and Lady Grampound plan to hire. |
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NEATH, Mrs. |
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A lady living at Kentmere, a home Lord and Lady Grampound plan to hire. The Dowager Countess St. Erth says she behaved badly to Mrs. Warboys once. |
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NURSE |
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An old retainer of the Bolderwoods caring for the elder Bolderwoods while Marianne visits Stanyon. |
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OLD Soldier |
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Barney Warboys' horse |
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ORTHES |
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One of Lord St. Erth's horses. Also a Peninsular War battle in which Lord St. Erth took part. |
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PENISTONE, Lady |
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Daughter: The Sixth Countess St. Erth (divorced and deceased) Grandson:.The Seventh Earl of St. Erth (Gervase) Son: Maurice (and two elder sons)
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Lady Penistone apparently had Gervase living with her a good deal of the time after the sixth Earl's remarriage and rejection of his son. |
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PERRAN |
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Stanyon's steward |
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PETER |
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A footman at Gilbourne House |
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PLEASLEY |
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An outdoor (gamekeeper?) employee of Lord St. Erth. He informs Martin that kestrels are nesting in the West Wood. |
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POUNDRIDGE, Henry |
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A promising young politician Mr. Morville feels would be a good husband for Drusilla. |
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PUG |
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Lady Grampound's dog. |
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ROCKCLIFFE-Alston |
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An acquaintance of Martin Frant whom Barney Warboys compares to the town-crier of Grantham. |
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ROXBY, Lord |
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A man the Dowager Countess St. Erth claims fathered Lady Penistone's third son, Maurice. |
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SCROOBY |
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Nickname: Old Scrooby
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A man living near Stanyon who apparently has a daughter who entertains the local young men. |
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SCROOBY, Tom |
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A young boy sent to guard the damaged bridge at Cheringham Spinney when it is damaged in a storm and warn people planning to cross it. |
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ST, ERTH, the Dowager Countess
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Husband: The Sixth Earl of St. Erth Son:: Martin Frant Daughter: Lady Grampound (Née Louisa Frant) Stepson: The Seventh Earl of St. Erth (Gervase Frant) Grandsons: John and Harry |
She is an egotistical woman who dislikes her stepson (Gervase) . Very smug and self-important and given to pious lectures, she is a boring person to be around. |
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ST. ERTH, Countess (deceased) |
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Husband: The sixth Earl of St. Erth Son: The seventh Earl of St.Erth (Gervase Frant) |
The sixth Earl's first wife who left her husband and son for a notorious rake. The sixth Earl expunged her name from the family records but others remembered her as a gentle lovely lady. |
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ST. ERTH, the seventh Earl Viscount Desborough (Gervase Frant) |
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Friends' Nickname: Ger
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Father: The Sixth Earl of St. Erth Mother: The Countess of St. Erth (divorced and deceased) Stepmother: The Dowager Countess of St. Erth Brother: Martin Frant Sister: Lady Grampound (née The Honourable Louisa Frant) Cousin: Theodore Frant
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Lord St. Erth returns home to claim his inheritance a year after his father's death. He explains to his cousin he didn't come sooner because he would not go into mourning for the father who rejected him. He comes home to a family that resents his living through the peninsular wars. The Dowager Countess St. Erth described him as a spiritless boy with too much reserve, but she soon finds him to be determined to have his own way while being perfectly polite. He resembles his late mother being described as fair in comparison to typically dark Frants such as Martin and Theo. |
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ST. ERTH, the sixth Earl (deceased) |
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Wife:(1) The Countess of St. Erth (divorced and deceased) Wife (2) The Dowager Countess of St. Erth Sons: The seventh Earl of St. Erth (Gervase Frant) and Martin Frant Daughter: Lady Grampound (née Louisa Frant) Brother: John Frant (deceased) Nephew: Theodore Frant |
Lord St. Erth disliked his son and heir, possibly because of the young man's resemblance to his mother, who left her husband. The sixth Earl left all of the unentailed estate to his second son, Martin Frant. |
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STUDLEY |
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Martin Frant's valet. |
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ABNEY
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Stanyon's butler.
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ACTON, Sir Geoffrey
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The Quiet Gentleman |
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A neighbour of Stanyon whom Dr. Malpas treats for gout.
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AGATHA
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The Quiet Gentleman |
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Nephew: Viscount Ulverston
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Lord Ulverston tells the Countess St. Erth about the extraordinary cirumstances surrounding his aunt's second marriage.
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ALLENBY, Mr.
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The Quiet Gentleman |
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A former gardener at Stanyon, now caretaker at Evesleigh.
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ALLENBY, Mrs.
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Evesleigh's housekeeper and former third chambermaid at Stanyon Castle.
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AMELIA
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The Quiet Gentleman |
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A cousin of Lord Ulverston married to a connection of the Dowager Lady St. Erth.
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ARUN, the Duke of (family name Daventry)
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Daughter:Lady Selina Daventry
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The Dowager Countess St. Erth feels his daughter would be an eligible bride for Lord St. Erth. Viscount Ulverston says there is bad blood in the family.
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AUSTELL, The Honourable Lucius
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Brother: The Earl of Wrexham Nephews: Viscount Ulverston, The Honourable Cornelius and Frederick Austell
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Lord Ulverston's uncle who in the past danced with the Lady St. Erth at an assembly in Harrogate.
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AUSTELL, The Honourable Cornelius
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The Quiet Gentleman |
Familial nickname: Corney
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Father: The Earl of Wrexham brothers: Viscount Ulverston (Lucius) and The Honourable Frederick Austell.
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Theo Frant is acquainted with Cornelius Austell. He is currently serving in the West Indies in the navy.
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AUSTELL, The Honourable Frederick
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Familial Nickname: Freddy
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Father: The Earl of Wrexham Brothers: Viscount Ulverston and The Honourable Cornelius Austell.
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Lord Ulverston describes him as a dull dog who should have been the eldest.
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BETTY
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Marianne Bolderwood's maid.
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BINGHAM
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The prior owner of the grey carriage horses now owned by Lord St. Erth.
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BOLDERWOOD, Dowager Lady George (Caroline)
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Husband: Sir George Bolderwood (deceased).
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She is described as haughty and stuffy and forever boasting of her grand family. She expects monetary support from Sir Thomas.
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BOLDERWOOD, Lady Thomas (Maria)
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Husband: Sir Thomas Bolderwood Daughter: Marianne Bolderwood.
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A very dignified restrained lady. Although better born than her sister-in-law, The Dowager Lady Bolderwood. She has no fine-lady nonsense about her according to Sir Thomas. She is an excellent advisor to her daughter about proper behavior.
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BOLDERWOOD, Miss Marianne
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Father: Sir Thomas Bolderwood Mother: Lady Bolderwood Uncle: Sir George Bolderwood (deceased) Aunt: Lady Bolderwood (Caroline)
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A near neighbour of Lord St. Erth. Marianne is an only child. She is almost 18 years old and very beautiful. She is also very a sweet tempered, friendly girl--even the other young ladies in the neighbourhood who are outshone by her like her--but a little careless about flirting. The young men in the neighbourhood,especially Martin Frant, have recently realized how she has seemingly grown into an ideal overnight. They all vie for her attention.
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BOLDERWOOD, Sir George (deceased), Baronet
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THE QUIET GENTLEMAN
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Wife: The Dowager Lady George (Caroline) Brother: Sir Thomas Bolderwood
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Sir Thomas inherited the title from his elder brother. Sir Thomas describes him as prim and tonnish but foolish about money and investments.
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BOLDERWOOD, Sir Thomas, Baronet
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Wife: Lady Bolderwood (Maria) Daughter: Marianne Bolderwood. Brother: Sir George Bolderwood (deceased)
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A self described wild young man, he was shipped to India by his disapproving family. He made his fortune there and married well. He has rough, unpolished manners but is also shrewd and hospitable. He obviously adores his daughter.
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BUXTON, Mrs.
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The Morvilles' housekeeper
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CALDBECKS
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The family Lord Ulverston was visiting prior to visiting Stanyon Castle.
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CALNE
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Stanyon's head gardener
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CAPEL, Miss
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A particular friend of Lady Grampound
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CAVERSHAM |
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An acquaintance of Martin Frant and Barney Warboys who is apparently a deaf-mute. |
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CHARD, Sam |
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Chard served with St. Erth on the continent in the 7th Hussars as his groom. He laces his conversation with Spanish phrases. |
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CINDERFORD, Lady (née the Honourable Miss Dorothea Frant)
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Brother: The Sixth Earl of St. Erth Nephews: The Seventh Earl of St. Erth (Gervase), Martin Frant and Theodore Frant Niece: Lady Grampound
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She is currently residing at Studham. She is apparently a difficult person according to comments made by Lady St. Erth, Lord St. Erth and Martin.
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CLARENCE |
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Lord Ulverston's groom
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CLOUD |
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Lord St. Erth's grey horse, obtained in Ireland, which Martin admires. |
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CLOWNE, The Reverend Mr. Felix |
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The sixth Earl and Countess' chaplain. He is obsequious and completely loyal to the dowager countess. |
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DAVENTRY, Lady Selina |
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Father: The Duke of Arun |
A red headed young woman the Dowager Countess St. Erth feels would be a proper match for Lord St. Erth. |
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de MORVILLE, Bertrand |
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Cousin: Raymond Morville |
An ancestor of Mr. Hervey Morville who twice went on crusades and is buried at Fonthaven. |
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de MORVILLE, Raymond |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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Cousin: Bertrand de Morville |
An ancestor of Mr. Hervey Morville who twice went on crusades and is buried at Fonthaven. |
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de MORVILLE, Reginald |
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Son: Sir Ralph de Morville |
An ancestor of Mr. Hervey Morville |
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de MORVILLE, Sir Ralph |
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Father: Sir Ralph de Morville |
A founder of the Knights of the Garter and ancestor of Mr. Hervey Morville |
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DEARHAMS |
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A family the Dowager Countess St. Erth refuses to invite to Stanyon's ball because she considers them vulgar and pushing. |
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DESBOROUGH, Captain Viscount Gervase Frant |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
See: ST. ERTH, The Seventh Earl of |
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St. Erth's (Gervase Frant) title prior to the death of his father, the sixth Earl of St. Erth. He had been serving in the continental army under this title. |
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DEWSBURY, Lord (deceased) |
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Daughter: The Dowager Countess St. Erth Grandson: The Honourable Martin Frant |
The Dowager Countess St. Erth is fond of quoting her late father's opinions on hunting and other topics. |
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DUCROIX'S Rue St. Honoure, Paris |
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A store where The Earl of St. Erth bought a Louis XV snuffbox and Lord Ulverston bought a Barriere snuffbox. |
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FAIRY |
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Miss Marianne Bolderwood's horse |
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FIRTH, Lady, |
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A guest at the Stanyon ball who danced the boulanger with the Earl of St. Erth. Miss Morville believes that The Earl ought to ask her to dance again but he prefers to waltz with Miss Morville. |
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FRANT, Gervase |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
See: ST. ERTH, The Seventh Earl of |
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FRANT, the Honourable John |
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Son: Theodore Frant Brother: The Sixth Earl of St. Erth
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He gambled away his inheritance and married beneath himself. His wife died in giving birth to Theodore. The sixth Earl took custody of Theodore when he found him (Theo) bringing gin to his father's mistress in his house. Mr. John Frant died of an inflammation of the lungs after getting wet at Newmarket. |
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FRANT, the Honourable Martin |
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Father: The Sixth Earl of St. Erth Mother: The Dowager Countess of St. Erth brother: The Seventh Earl of St. Erth (Gervase Frant) Sister: Lady Grampound (née The Honourable Louisa Frant) Cousin: Theo Frant
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Lord St. Erth's younger half-brother, educated at Eton and Oxford. His father's favourite and mother's pet, Martin is spoiled and impatient. He has been raised as if he were the heir instead of Gervase and now must adjust to his new circumstances. His hot temper and impetuosity can lead him into trouble. He is jealous of St. Erth's and Ulverston's attentions (or anyone else's) to Marianne Bolderwood. |
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FRANT, Theodore |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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Cousin of Lord St. Erth. Theo was raised at Stanyon and educated at Winchester by the sixth Earl, his own father having neglected him. He now serves as Stanyon's agent. He is a tall, powerful man, quiet, like his cousin, Gervase. He is devoted to Stanyon's interests and very protective of Gervase. |
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GER |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
See: ST. ERTH, the Seventh Earl of |
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GLOSSOP |
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Stanyon's head game keeper |
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GRAMPOUND, Lady (née Lady Louisa Frant) |
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Husband: Lord Grampound Sons: John and Harry Father: The Sixth Earl of St. Erth Mother: The Dowager Countess of St. Erth Brothers: The Seventh Earl of St. Erth (Gervase Frant) and the Honourable Martin Frant Cousin: Theo Frant |
Lord St. Erth's half sister who travels 80 miles to attend the ball at Stanyon. She is described as a tiresome woman with little understanding. While she would have liked to see Martin inherit the title, she does not wish Lord St. Erth any harm She has two spoiled young sons. |
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GRAMPOUND, Lord |
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Wife: Lady Grampound (née the Honourable Louisa Frant) Sons: John and Harry |
Lord St. Erth's brother-in-law. A dull man, he compares everything at Stanyon unfavourably with his own estate. Lady Grampound says during their courtship, he behaved with so much propriety that he seemed to care more for his dinner than her. |
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GRAMPOUND, the Dowager Lady |
THE QUIET GENTLEMAN |
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Son: Lord Grampound |
Lord and Lady Grampound are on their way to visit the Dowager Lady Grampound in Derbyshire when they take a side trip to Stanyon for the ball. |
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