Person

Book/Story

Nicknames

Family

Description

Bill

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Richard Spalding’s bull terrier, who goes with Cicely Carruthers and Maisie Duncannon to Rose Cottage.

BROWN, Dan

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Mentioned only. The owner of Timothy, the cart pony hired for transportation by Cicely Carruthers and Maisie Duncannon during their stay at Rose Cottage.

Carruthers, Cicely

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Cis

Father: Jim Carruthers

First cousin once removed: Richard Spalding

A young society woman who lives with her father, presumably in London. She is bored with city life and society and, with her father’s permission, escapes to the country with her friend Maisie Duncannon by hiring Rose Cottage, near the village of Blythe. She is described as a “modern girl” with “brown, bobbed curls,” “frank, unaffected, friendly.”

Carruthers, Jim

“A Proposal to Cicely”

a.k.a. “Daddy” and “Uncle Jim”

Daughter: Cicely Carruthers

Cousin/nephew: Richard Spalding

Mentioned only. His only role is to have given Cicely permission to “escape” to the country with a friend.

Chu-Chu-San

“A Proposal to Cicely”

a.k.a. “Chu-Chu”

Cicely Carruthers’ “diminutive Pekinese,” who goes with her to Rose Cottage.

Dicky

“A Proposal to Cicely”

See: SPALDING, Richard

DUNCANNON, Maisie

“A Proposal to Cicely”

The friend with whom Cicely Carruthers hires Rose Cottage. Richard Spalding describes her as “fat, stolid.” She does not like Fred Talbot from the beginning.

FLETCHER, Miss

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Mentioned only. Owner of Rose Cottage, near Blythe.

FRASERS, the

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Mentioned only. Friends of Maisie Duncannon’s, “living some three miles away” from Rose Cottage.

GEORGE

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Mentioned only. The gardener at Rose Cottage.

SPALDING, Richard

“A Proposal to Cicely”

a.k.a. “Dicky”

First cousin once removed: Cicely Carruthers

Cousin/uncle: Jim Carruthers

Cicely’s friend and persistant suitor. His manner is lazy and his speech drawling, and Cicely describes him as very clothes-conscious and a fan of racing. On the other hand, he served 4 years in the trenches in World War I, stands for Parliament, and is an athlete and amateur boxer.

TALBOT, Mr. Fred

“A Proposal to Cicely”

Not a society man, he is the owner of Mortby Farm, near Blythe, and is described at his first appearance through Cicely Carruthers’ eyes as “fairly tall, and thick-set, with very broad shoulders and a tanned face ... square chin. Dogged and purposeful ... grim mouth ... blue eyes that looked straight at you.”

TIMOTHY

“A Proposal to Cicely”

The recalcitrant cart-pony hired for transportation by Cicely Carruthers and Maisie Duncannon during their stay at Rose Cottage. He belongs to Dan Brown.

UNCLE Jim

“A Proposal to Cicely”

See: CARRUTHERS, Jim

DRAYTON, Lady Wilfrid; Almeria

“Pursuit”

a.k.a. “Aunt Almeria”

Son: The Honourable Frederick Drayton

Nephew-in-law: Charles, the Earl of Shane

“A matron with a face not unlike a parrot’s,” wearing “plumes in her beehive-bonnet.” She has pursued Shane to prevent his eloping with Mary Fairfax.

DRAYTON, The Honourable Frederick

“Pursuit”

Mother: Lady Wilfrid Drayton

Cousin, from whom he is to inherit: Charles, the Earl of Shane

“An insipid-looking gentleman in a sad-coloured redingote.” As Shane’s heir, he has accompanied his mother to prevent Shane’s eloping with Mary Fairfax, but mostly he sucks the knob of his cane.

FAIRFAX, Mary

“Pursuit”

Governess to Lucilla Gellibrand for 3 years, she is a calm and self-confident woman very soon to turn 30, with smooth brown ringlets, “fine grey eyes” with “a good deal of humour,” and a mouth “too generous for beauty.” She dresses soberly and serviceably as befits her station, and while Shane describes her as “restful,” she counters with “unobtrusive.” Shane holds her responsible for his ward’s elopement and has therefore required her to accompany him as he pursues the runaways.

GELLIBRAND, Lucilla

“Pursuit”

Guardian: Charles, the Earl of Shane

Governess: Mary Fairfax

“A soldier’s daughter, and not the least likely to turn into a fashionable young lady,” she is 17, has “bright, tumbled curls,” and is quite game, witness not only her elopement from Shane’s Sussex house with Edmund Monksley, but also her enthusiastic description of riding the stagecoach when their chaise becomes damaged.

MONKSLEY, Edmund

“Pursuit”

“A fresh-faced young man, with very blue eyes and a decided chin,” he is lieutenant of a line regiment which has been ordered to the Peninsula. The Earl of Shane describes him as “a penniless nobody” and thus has steadfastly prevented his marriage to Shane’s ward, Lucilla Gellibrand, hence the young people’s elopement to Gretna Green.

SHANE, the Earl of; Charles

“Pursuit”

Aunt-in-law: Lady Wilfrid Drayton

Cousin and heir: The Honourable Frederick Drayton

Ward: Lucilla Gellibrand

At about 33, he is very wealthy, maintaining at least a house in London and one in Sussex, and he is “one of the most noted whips of his day: a member of the Four Horse Club, of the Bensington, the winner of above a dozen races.” He is very recognizable, with “his handsome profile, with its bar of black brow, and masterful, aquiline nose.” His stated intention has been to marry his young ward, Lucilla Gellibrand, himself, and so when she elopes with Edmund Monksley to Gretna Green, Shane pursues them in his curricle, requiring Mary Fairfax, Lucilla’s governess, whom he holds responsible for the turn of events, to accompany him.

[Paradise], Aunt Albinia

“Runaway Match”

Brother: Sir John Paradise

Niece: Miss Bab Paradise

Mentioned only. Lives with Miss Paradise and her father, Sir John.

Devereux, Viscount, of Frensham; Philip

“Runaway Match”

Sister and young brother: mentioned only

“Quite handsome,” with a “straight, rather haughty profile” and “a slightly drawling voice,” he is a composed and modishly dressed and polished gentleman who arrives at the George Inn in Stamford to meet his sister and young brother on their return from Scotland. He is one of the first swordsmen in Europe.

MORLEY, Rupert

“Runaway Match”

Father: mentioned only

Just 18, he is destined for Oxford and the Grand Tour until his lifelong friend and neighbor Bab Paradise persuades him to help her avoid marriage to “an odious old man” by eloping with her to Gretna Green. He is potentially a very good swordsman and is willing to be romantic within reason.

PARADISE, (?) Aunt Albinia

“Runaway Match”

Brother: Sir John Paradise

Niece: Miss Bab Paradise

Mentioned only. Lives with Miss Paradise and her father, Sir John.

PARADISE, “Bab”

“Runaway Match”

Father: Sir John Paradise

Aunt: Aunt Albinia

Romantic, light-hearted, and managing, she is “just 18,” with dark eyes, dimples, and tumbled curls, not to mention a feather muff and green gauze ribbons. Her response to her father’s marriage plans for her is to persuade her lifelong friend and neighbor, Rupert Morley, to elope with her to Gretna Green.

PARADISE, Sir John

“Runaway Match”

Daughter: “Bab” Paradise

Mentioned only. He planned with his friend Sir Joseph Sale to marry Bab to Sir Joseph’s nephew, thus precipitating Bab’s elopement with Rupert Morley.

SALE, Sir Joseph

“Runaway Match”

Nephew: Sir Roland Sale

Mentioned only, and now deceased. He and his friend Sir John Paradise had planned that their nephew and daughter, respectively, should marry.

SALE, Sir Roland

“Runaway Match”

Uncle: Sir Joseph Sale

Mentioned only. Probably “not much above 30,” he is the husband proposed for Miss Paradise by her father, Sir John.

*Jackson, Gentleman

“Pistols for Two”

Sir Gavin Kilham suggests that he would bring Tom Crawley and Jack Frith to Jackson’s Boxing Saloon when they visited London.

*Judas Iscariot

“Pistols for Two”

One of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.Tom Crawley felt like a Judas telling their fathers that he and Jack Frith were merely going fishing, when they were actually going to fight a duel.

Bess

“Pistols for Two”

Tom Crawley’s horse.

Crawley, Mrs.

“Pistols for Two”

Tom Crawley’s mother. He speculates that she would never recover from the blow of his death or hideous wounding in his duel with Jack Frith.

Crawley, Squire

“Pistols for Two”

Tom Crawley’s father. Plays a game of chess with Jack Frith’s father the night before their sons’ duel, unknowing of their plans.

Crawley, Tom

“Pistols for Two”

Only son of the Squire, resides at the Manor with his parents. Develops a sudden & violent attachment to Miss Marianne Treen when she returns having spent several years at school. Fights a duel with his best friend, Jack Frith, to be the one to win her.

Denver, Harry

“Pistols for Two”

Friend of Tom Crawley and Jack Frith. Earnestly tries to convince his friends to call off their duel in which he acts as Tom’s second. .

Frith, Jack

“Pistols for Two”

Eldest son of a baronet. Lives at Melbury Court. Falls in love with Miss Marianne Treen when she returns from having spent several years at school. Fights a duel with his best friend, Tom Crawley, to be the one to win her.

Frith, Lady

“Pistols for Two”

Jack Frith’s mother

Frith, Sir John

“Pistols for Two”

Jack Frith’s father. Plays a game of chess with Tom Crawley’s father the night before their sons’ duel, unknowing of their plans.

George

“Pistols for Two”

Great-uncle of Jack Frith. Once fought a duel with Tom Crawley’s grandfather

Kilham, Sir Gavin

“Pistols for Two”

AKA Beau Kilham

One of the Treen’s London guests at the Dress Party they hold. A handsome gentleman, member of the Bow Window set, amateur of sport, Nonesuch among whips, and an arbiter of fashion. In an effort to dispel the animosity between the two he agrees to act as Jack Frith’s second when Jack challenges Tom Crawley to a duel.

Treen, Marianne

“Pistols for Two”

A young lady who was tolerated by her male playmates when young, but has now returned home from school and a London season and stunned them all with her beauty. Two of these swains take it into their heads to fight a duel to win her hand. Described as the “gayest and most lighthearted of all possible causes of dissension”.

Treen, Mr.

“Pistols for Two”

Marianne Treen’s father.

Treen, Mrs.

“Pistols for Two”

Brings her daughter Marianne home to Treen Hall after Marianne’s brilliant London Season.

Bonaparte, Napoleon.

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Elinor Tresilian, whilst proposing that she and Lucy Tresilian should travel, remarks that Bonaparte made it quite impossible for them to do so earlier. (he had conquered most of Europe and it was racked with battles.)

Cecy

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Very probably a sister of Jack and Bella Holloway's, but may be a friend.

Clara, Aunt.

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Elinor Tresilian's somewhat selfish and demanding elder sister, who lives in Bath in a state of (dubious) invalidity. It is not clear whether she is widowed or a spinster.

Crewe, Mrs

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Lucy Tresilian's chaperone.

Holloway, Bella

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Daughter of Sir John Holloway and sister to Jack, she is coming home from school with her brother. It is their pretending to be an eloping couple for fun that unwittingly tricks Lord Iver and Elinor Tresilian into pursuing them.

Holloway, Jack

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Son of Sir John Holloway and sister of Bella Holloway, he is taking his sister home from school when they are pursued by Lord Iver and Elinor Tresilian.

Holloway, Sir John

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Father of Jack and Bella Holloway, he lives near Grantham.

Iver, Lord. (George)

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

A Corinthian and sportsman. Uncle, trustee and former guardian of Mr Rosely, he opposes the match between Mr Rosely and Lucy Tresilian due to a grudge he holds against her family. (He was jilted by Elinor Tresilian a long time ago.) However, he is not so proud that he does not lay his grudge aside when he and Elinor are compelled to go chasing after their charges after they elope.

Ned

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Cecy's "particular brother". (see Cecy)

Rosely, Mr Arthur

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Nephew and former charge of Lord Iver. Mr Rosely is a rather amiable young man, easily led and with very little determination. He and Lucy Tresilian wish to become married despite the opposition of Lord Iver and Elinor Tresilian. It is their elopement that throws together Iver and Elinor in pursuit.

Tresilian, Lucy

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Niece of Elinor Tresilian. A determined young lady with good sense, she has had a year out in Bath before her London season. She has fallen in love with Mr Rosely for his sweet and amiable character. (she frankly admits that she does not generally admire his type of looks, and is perfectly aware of his flaws.)

Tresilian, Miss Elinor. "Nell"

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Aunt of Lucy Tresilian. She jilted Lord Iver some time ago, and is now a spinster. An elegant, sharp-witted and humorous woman "on the shady side of thirty", she was placed in charge of Lucy following Lucy's father's remarriage. She and Iver, meeting up again long after her jilting him, start off stormily but are thrown together in the chase after Mr Rosely and Lucy elope.

Windlesham, Lady Caroline

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Arthur Rosely's sister. "A pretty ninnyhammer" according to Lord Iver, Mr Rosely and Lucy Tresilian fly to her husband's house beyond Market Deeping, knowing that they can depend upon her support.

Windlesham, Lord

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Arthur Rosely's brother in law. "A man of excellent good sense" according to Lord Iver, who he can depend upon to ensure that Arthur Rosely and Lucy Tresilian do not become married so precipately, following their flight to his house.

Baggeridge, Miss

“A Clandestine Affair” (Pistols for Two)

Elinor Tresilian's bossy but good-hearted personal maid.

Boney

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Nickname for Napoleon Bonaparte.

Bute, Mr.

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Dancing partner to Fanny Wingham whilst the Marquis of Harleston and her mother, Mrs Clarissa Wingham, have their first conversation.

Daventry, Augusta

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

"A hardened matchmaker". Lady Pednor scoffs at Clarissa Wingham's matchmaking between Fanny Wingham and Harleston, saying that not even Augusta Daventry would contemplate such a match.

Harleston, Marquis of.

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

The "husband" who Clarissa Wingham plans for her daughter Fanny. Harleston is at least 40, a tall, well-proportioned gentleman who is "one of the biggest, but most unobtainable prizes of the Matrimonial Mart". Although it seems that he is interested in Fanny as his bride, he is rather more interested in her mother, Clarissa. Although he spends time and conversation with Clarissa, he spends just as much time with her daughter, making it seem as if he is interested in Fanny. However, he is a man who Fanny can confide in as if he were her father. All his conduct shows him to be a very kind, pleasant, patient and understanding man.

Horsham, Lord. "Uncle Horsham"

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Uncle to Tom Wingham. Tom would have been his heir, had he not remarried and had a son. After Horsham's death, Tom Wingham was thwarted in his hopes to inherit.

It is not known what Horsham's exact title was. A later reference to Lord Horsham is to his son, "the youthful Lord Horsham."

Kenton, Richard

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Suitor of Fanny Wingham. A Lieutenant in the -th Foot, he is considered ineligible for Fanny by her mother Clarissa Wingham, despite his Expectations. However, Fanny has remained in love with him, despite his relative penury. He is candidly aware that he cannot support a wife on his pay, and cannot afford to buy his way into a better military position. However, his godmother leaves him a legacy, which, if not an independence, makes him able to afford to improve his position and able to support a wife.

Luton, Lady

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

One of the guests at Mrs Clarissa Wingham's ball in her daughter's honour.

Pednor, Lady Honoria.

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Friend and cousin to Mrs Clarissa Wingham, she is a brisk woman with commonsense and a somewhat sharp tongue, who adjures Clarissa not to be foolish in pairing together Fanny Wingham and the Marquis of Harleston. Lady Honoria Pednor introduced Harleston to the Winghams. She has assisted the Winghams to make their way among Society.

Shanklins

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

A family known to Mrs and Miss Wingham, invited to their ball.

Stratton, Mrs Eliza

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Friend to Fanny Wingham. She invites Fanny to come on a picnic expedition to Richmond Park.

Whitby, Mr.

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

One of the company who goes with Fanny Wingham on the picnic expedition to Richmond Park.

Wingham, Miss Fanny

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Daughter of Clarissa Wingham. A pretty young girl of seventeen, quite trusting, unspoilt and natural. She amiably does everything her mother tells her to, and listens to her advice, without making unruly scenes or demands. Although Clarissa believes that she has long since given up her paramour, Richard Kenton, Fanny is still in love with him. Her ease of manner and her conversation with Harleston make it seem as if they are falling in love, but Fanny confides in him as if he were her father.

Wingham, Mrs. Clarissa

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Mother to Fanny Wingham, widow to Tom Wingham. A gentle lady of 35 years who wears the purple-bloom gowns, turbans and lace caps suitable to a dowager, despite being advised not to by her daughter and her cousin, Lady Honoria Pednor. She wants what is best for her daughter, with the effect that she has scrimped and saved all her daughter's life to collect enough money to pay for a splendid coming-out when Fanny comes of age. She is so preoccupied with doing what is right for Fanny that she quite neglects to consider that her own self might be of greater interest to the Marquis of Harleston than that of her daughter's.

Wingham, Tom

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

Husband of Clarissa Wingham. He is deceased at the start of the story, but it transpires that he was an extravagant spendthrift who might have been more amiable had he inherited from his Uncle, Lord Horsham. "It was the poverty that made him so cross and so disobliging!" as his wife affirms.

Yeovils

“A Husband for Fanny” (Pistols for Two)

A family known to Mrs and Miss Wingham, invited to their ball.

Alford, Earl of

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Father to Lady Almeria Spalding and Viscount Stourbridge.

Duke

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

The mongrel puppy which Anne Massingham purchases from Madame Lucille. His mother is a pug-dog, but his father is an unknown quality. Madame Lucille is only too glad to sell him off cheaply to Anne.

Fitton, Mrs

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Anne Massingham's former nurse who is unable to prevent Anne buying her infamous bonnet at Madame Lucille's.

Gretton, Mr.

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

The brother to Priscilla Gretton, he is full of observations on Sir Charles Wainfleet couched in slang terms such as schoolgirls ought not to know. Anne Massingham then repeats them with impunity to Sir Charles.

Gretton, Priscilla

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Anne Massingham's close friend from school, who repeats to her her brother's (unsuitable for an innocent girl's ears) remarks on Sir Charles Wainfleet

Lucille, Madame

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

A Bath modiste in Milsom Street from whom Anne Massingham purchases a dashing crimson velvet pelisse, a tippet and muff, a mongrel puppy - and That Hat.

Massingham, Anne "Nan"

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

The titular role. A vivacious young girl who Sir Charles Wainfleet is bringing home from school. Although at first she seems modest and demure, she startles Sir Charles by dashing straight off to Madame Lucille's and purchasing unsuitably dashing raiment and an incredibly fashionable bonnet. Her kindnesses towards animals lead to her purchasing a puppy and setting free the contents of a bird-fancier's shop, out of which embarassing predicament Sir Charles has to extricate her. Very much an innocent, but very determined as well, when she sets her heart on something precious few people can prevent her going ahead and doing it. She uses slang terms picked up from her schoolfriend Priscilla Gretton's brother to unwittingly scandalise Sir Charles, and seems quite unconscious of the consequences that her actions could lead to. Despite all this, she is charismatic, good natured and means well.

Massingham, General Sir James.

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Grandfather to Anne Massingham, father to Miss Louisa Massingham and an unnamed son (Anne's father) who was killed at the Peninsula.

Massingham, Miss Louisa

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Aunt to Anne Massingham, daughter to General Sir James Massingham. A somewhat silly female who behaves archly towards Sir Charles Wainfleet and tries to flatter him by calling him (incorrectly) a "most notable dandy".

*Siddons, Sarah

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

A famous actress of the day. Sir Charles Massingham quells Lady Almeria Spalding's reactions when she discovers him at the Bear Inn in the company of Anne Massingham by telling her not to assume the "airs of a Siddons".

Spalding, Lady Almeria

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Daughter to the Earl of Alford. She and Sir Charles Wainfleet are betrothed, but Sir Charles does not look forward to the union with any pleasure. Handsome but rather frosty and supercilious, and with "an uncertain temper that had chased away many a promising suitor", she breaks off the engagement upon discovering Sir Charles staying at the Bear in the company of Anne Massingham (and her rather too elaborate bonnet.)

Stourbridge, Lord

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Son to the Earl of Alford, brother to Lady Almeria Spalding. A slow-witted young man who is loath to stand up to Sir Charles Wainfleet.

Titterstone, Maria

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Younger sister to Miss Titterstone.

Titterstone, Miss,

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Elder sister to Maria Titterstone, between them they run a girl's school in Queen's Square, Bath. They are justifiably worried about allowing Sir Charles Wainfleet to escort Anne Massingham home from their establishment - not least because they know what kind of girl she is.

Wainfleet, Lady

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Mother to Sir Charles Wainfleet. She made him feel obliged to marry, thus his reluctant engagement to the Lady Almeria Spalding, but feels guilty when she discovers how Sir Charles really feels.

Wainfleet, Sir Charles, Baronet.

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Son to Lady Wainfleet. One of Heyer's typical bored Corinthians with an exemplary tailor and a taste for all sporting pursuits. Unwillingly betrothed to the Lady Almeria Spalding, he has been made to feel obliged that he should marry by his mother, but is not looking forward to the marriage. He is pressurised into promising to bring back Anne Massingham from school, and does so if only to oblige an old family friend, General Massingham; Anne's grandfather. He is impatient initially with Anne's excesses, but cannot resist her entreating looks, and is even amused by her, eventually growing to be fond of her as the story develops.

*Wellington, His Grace of

“Bath Miss” (Pistols for Two)

Namesake of Duke, Anne Massingham's puppy. The famous Waterloo general.

Abingdon, Annabella

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Only child of Sir Walter Abingdon who schemes to match her with Lord Stavely. She is just nineteen years old and very pretty, and is determined to escape marriage to what she is convinced will turn out to be an ‘old fogy’ friend of her father. She wants Tom Hatherleigh, a childhood friend, to elope with her to Gretna Green instead.

Abingdon, Maria

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Sir Walter Abingdon’s sister. Came to live with him when his wife died and kept his house & helped raise his daughter.

Abingdon, Sir Walter

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

An eccentric and quarrelsome man who “makes the most fantastic schemes, and forces everyone to fall in with them”. His latest plan is to match his daughter with the brother of his friend, Lady Tenbury.

Charlotte (née Abingdon)

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Annabella Abingdon is threatened with being sent to stay with her Aunt Charlotte in Bath if she refuses to marry Lord Stavely.

Hatherleigh, Tom

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Oldest son of a country gentleman. A freshfaced youth, sturdily built & prone to dandyism. Annabella Abingdon wants him to elope with her in an effort to avoid her marriage to the man her father has chosen for her and Tom agrees despite having to give up an invitation to go grouse shooting at his uncle’s estate.

Mullins

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Sir Walter Abingdon’s butler. Helps Sir Walter search the grounds when Sir Walter suspects they have housebreakers.

Selkirk, Sir Jasper

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

A widower with gout. For “one whole month” Sir Walter Abingdon thought he would like his daughter to marry Sir Walter.

Stavely, Lord 195

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Invited to spend a few days with Sir Walter Abingdon. Unknown to him his sister & Sir Walter have been scheming to match him with Sir Walter’s daughter, Annabella. She is under the impression that he is an old fogy like her father. In fact he is both attractive & wealthy, with his smiling eyes, humourous mouth and excellent figure.

Tenbury, Lady (Louisa)

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Elder sister of Lord Stavely. Connived with Sir Walter Abingdon to make a match between her brother and Sir Walter’s daughter.

Thetford

“Full Moon” (Pistols for Two)

Landlord of the Green Dragon inn where Lord Stavely meets Tom Hatherleigh.

Amberfield, Lord.

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

One of Sir Ralph Morland's friends, present at the drunken card-game in which Sir Ralph stakes his sister, along with Mr Marmaduke Shapley, Sir Thomas Fort, Mr Lionel Winter, and Granville Carlington.

*Brummell, George Bryan, Beau Brummell.

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

Captain Henry Dobell affects the Brutus hairstyle which this famous Regency dandy made fashionable.

Carlington, Marquis of. Granville Carlington (?)

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

Carlington's surname is uncertain, but judging from the first reference to him as "Carlington Carlington", he may in fact be a Carlington of Carlington. The hero of the story. Sir Ralph Morland stakes his half-sister and ward, Helen Morland, at the card-table in a drunken and disorderly game, and Carlington is the sole person who accepts the challenge. With the devil's own luck, he wins Helen Morland, and, in a drunken state, orders his carriage to sweep them off to Gretna - forgetting that in fact, he is

due to have his betrothal to Miss Fanny Wyse announced the next day!

Dobell, Captain Henry.

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

A somewhat high-minded and romantic young military gentleman of the -th Foot, who elopes with Miss Fanny Wyse.

Fort, Sir Thomas

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

One of Sir Ralph Morland's friends, present at the drunken card-game in which Sir Ralph stakes his sister, along with Lord Amberfield, Mr Marmaduke Shapley, Mr Lionel Winter, and Granville Carlington.

Morland, Miss Helen

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

Ward and half-sister to Sir Ralph Morland, and heroine of the story. A gentle, golden-haired young lady, who is sensible and composed rather than obviously emotional, and is a strong contrast to her drunken, blustering half-brother. At all times she behaves with the grace and composure due to a true lady of quality, even when her brother loses her to the Marquis of Carlington in the degrading and drunken card game of the title. Her emotions are well under control, we only find out later that her graceful exit with Carlington was fuelled out of sheer anger towards her brother.

Morland, Sir Ralph.

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

Guardian and half-brother to Helen Morville. The host of the drunken card-game in which he loses everything, finally staking his own half-sister, Helen, and losing her as

well. A blustering and severely dissipated young man who proves his own downfall.

Shapley, Mr. Marmaduke

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

One of Sir Ralph Morland's friends, present at the drunken card-game in which Sir Ralph stakes his sister along with Lord Amberfield, Sir Thomas Fort, Mr Lionel Winter and Granville Carlington

Weston, Mr.

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

Tailor to the Marquis of Carlington. Carlington's coat fits so well that the ostlers of the White Hart Inn, where he finally collapses into sleep, are unable to extricate him from it.

Winter, Mr. Lionel

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

One of Sir Ralph Morland's friends, present at the drunken card-game in which Sir Ralph stakes his sister, along with Lord Amberfield, Sir Thomas Fort, Mr Marmaduke Shapley, and Granville Carlington.

Wyse, Miss Fanny

“Hazard” (Pistols for Two)

Intended to the Marquis of Carlington. The match has been intended since Carlington and Fanny were in their cradles, though there is no real attraction between them. A plump young lady with dark soulful eyes and curls, she elopes with Captain Dobell of the -th Foot.

Cranbrook, John

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

Formerly employed for three years at a counting-house in Lisbon, John Cranbrook has returned suddenly to take a new post as clerk in Nathan Spennymore's Counting-house. Since he is a man of some substance, and since neither family nor friends have any idea that he is back in England, John Cranbook is ripe prey for the villainous Mr and Mrs Fyton when he is forced to stay at their inn, the Pelician. (all the other inns being full.)

Fyton, Mr and Mrs

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

The landlord of the Pelician and his wife. She comes from Norfolk. Although they appear on first impressions to be jolly people, smiling and rubicund, as the night progresses, it becomes clear that they are a cunning pair, running a murderous racket. (their unwitting guests are smothered in their beds, and then chopped up and boiled down in the washhouse.) When John Cranbrook comes to stay, talking of his good fortune, showing that he has plenty of money on him, and saying that nobody suspects he is back in England, he instantly becomes their next target.

Gateshead, Mary

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

The eldest daughter of a curate with a large family, she is going to become a governess to Mrs Stockton. Because she cannot afford the other inns, she is staying at the Pelican. Although seemingly prim, this is belied a twinkle in her eye and a rakish tie to her bonnet. Full of common sense and wisdom, she is perfectly safe from the Fytons because she is known to be staying there. Despite everything that happens however, she emerges the following morning none the wiser of what nightmarish events have been taking place whilst she slept.

Jem

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

The tapster at the Pelican Inn. He is in reality, the junior assistant of the Bow Street Runner, Mr Waggleswick.

Spennymore, Nathan

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

Of Nathan Spennymore's Counting House, where John Cranbrook is soon to be employed.

Stockton, Mrs

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

Mary Gateshead's future employer. She has a large family, which leads Mary to expect that this will keep her employed for quite some time.

Waggleswick, Mr

“Night at the Inn” (Pistols for Two)

A Bow Street Runner, masquerading as a travelling agent. He has stayed at the Pelican several times before, but had no luck in catching the villainous landlord and landlay there red handed until the night in this story.

Celestine, Madame

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

"The most expensive modiste in all London", she makes Letty Wrexham's pink domino.

Claine, Sir Godfrey

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

A large man who takes Ruth Welborne to the Pantheon Masquerade, and from whose unwanted attentions Giles Wrexham subsequently rescues her, thinking she is his sister Letty Wrexham.

Crewe, Mrs

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Edwin Ledbury's married sister. She invites Letty Wrexham to dine with them prior to their visiting the Pantheon Masquerade.

Ledbury, Mr. Edwin

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Suitor to Letty Wrexham. Letty refuses to allow Edwin to meet her brother (and guardian) Giles Wrexham because Giles disapproves of him as being in the 40th (a foot regiment, instead of a more select cavalry regiment.). However, Edwin is an eldest son, and his father has an estate in Somerset, so it turns out he is not so ineligible as Giles originally feared he was.

Rothbury

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

A friend to Giles Wrexham. Could possibly be a name used by mistake by Letty Wrexham to refer to the Earl of Rothwell as someone she suspects her brother Giles Wrexham of intending to marry her off to. However, this is debatable since he is only referred to once, as is Rothwell (who has a daughter of marriageable age, so maybe Letty is being melodramatic by accusing her brother of wishing to wed her off to a much older widower.)

Rothwell, Earl of.

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

The father of an un-named young lady who the Lady Albinia Wrexham suggests as a potential bride for her son, Giles Wrexham.

*Stultz

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Mr.Giles Wrexham's tailor.

Welborne, Mr and Mrs.

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Ruth Welborne's uncle and aunt, who live at Harley Street. They take in Ruth after her father dies, leaving her an orphan. We do not meet Mr Wrexham, but Mrs Wrexham is the snobbish mother of three daughters, who is desperate to get rid of her niece before she has to bring them out. For this reason she precipately accepts Sir Godfrey Claine's suit of her niece, regardless of whether he is a "nice" person.

Welborne, Ruth

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

The orphaned niece to Mr and Mrs Welborne, and object of Sir Godfrey Claine's suit. A pleasant yet shy young lady with smiling grey eyes, she is knocked down by a curricle and pair. Mr Giles Wrexham attends to her needs, and falls in love with her, but fails to find out who she is. When she wears a pink domino to the Pantheon Masquerade, Mr Giles Wrexham mistakes her for his disobedient sister, but then discovers she is not his sister but the girl whom he has fallen in love with.

Winforton

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

A former suitor of Letty Wrexham's. Lady Albinia Wrexham thought him unexpectionable, but it appears he was a gazetted fortune-hunter, and Letty's brother Giles Wrexham sent him packing along with seven others.

Worksop, Mrs.

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Cousin to Sir Godfrey Claine, she is supposed to act as Ruth Welborne's chaperone at the Pantheon Masquerade. (but effectively leaves Ruth alone and vulnerable to Sir Godfrey Claine's attentions.)

Wrexham, Lady Albinia

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Mother of Mr Giles Wrexham and Letty Wrexham. A faded and ethereal lady who dislikes scenes, and frequently fortifies herself by sniffing her vinaigrette. From her title, she is probably the daughter of a Duke, Marquis or Earl, which shows how eligible the Wrexhams are even without a title.

Wrexham, Miss Letty

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Daughter to Lady Albinia Wrexham, sister to Mr Giles Wrexham. The spoiled, tempestuous and headstrong ward of her brother, she is insistent that he countenance the match between her and Mr Edwin Ledbury. Giles is reluctant to do so, because he has already dealt with eight of her former suitors, all of whom were gazetted fortune-hunters. After being forbidden to go to the Pantheon Masquerade, she goes off without telling anyone where she is going to bring Edwin Ledbury to meet her brother. Giles assumes she has gone to the masquerade against his wishes, where he chases her, and mistakes Ruth Welborne for her, due to their both possessing pink dominoes.

Wrexham, Mr.Giles

“Pink Domino” (Pistols for Two)

Son of Lady Albinia Wrexham, brother to Letty Wrexham. A raven-haired and grey-eyed gentleman with an authorative air, despite his carelessness as regards fashionable dress. A strict guardian to his sister, he will not tolerate her melodramatic behaviour. However, there is a sensitive side to his initially severe and unbending character. This is hinted at, until he rediscovers Ruth Wrexham, whose needs he saw to after she was knocked down by a curricle and pair. United with the girl whom he has fallen in love with, he becomes mellowed and charitable.

*Grand Turk

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Sir Julian Arden protests that he is not the Grand Turk when Sophia Trent says “there must be dozens of eligible females” whom he would rather marry.

Arden, Sir Julian

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

AKA Beau Arden

One of the most eligible bachelors in London, a bored gentleman who has been toadied to all his life. Comes upon the coach accident in which Sophy Trent’s maid Sarah breaks her leg. Offers to carry Sophy and Sarah to the next town and subsequently accompanies Sophy all the way to Bath to meet her grandfather.

Arden, Sir Percy

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Sir Julian Arden’s father. Was at Oxford with Mr. Kennet, Sophia Trent’s grandfather.

Bertram

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Half-brother of Sophia Trent. Mentioned as having broken his leg.

Clara

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Half-sister of Sophia Trent. Sophia wants Clara to have lessons on the pianoforte.

Cleveland, Lord

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Mentioned as being related to Sophia Trent’s father.

Flint, Mrs.

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Mr. Kennet’s housekeeper. He has decided to marry her because it would be cheaper than to pay her housekeeper’s salary.

Kennet, Charlotte

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Late wife of Mr. Kennet. Her granddaughter Sophia is to receive her garnet brooch as a bride gift, and her pearls when Mr. Kennet is dead and gone.

Kennet, Mr.

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

AKA “The Miser of Bath”.

Grandfather of Sophia Trent and Joseph Selsey. Invites them to spend Christmas with him. They hope to inherit his fortune.

Maria

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Sophia Trent’s mother.

Ned

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Half-brother of Sophia Trent. The donkey once threw him in the horse-pond.

Sarah

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Sophy Trent’s abigail. Accompanies her mistress on her journey to Bath, but breaks her leg when their coach crashes.

Selsey, Joseph

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Cousin of Sophia Trent. Competing with her for their grandfather’s inheritance. A thickset young man with small eyes.

Tom

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Half-brother of Sophia Trent.

Trent, Mr.

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Sophia Trent’s father. Eloped to Gretna Green with Sophia’s mother. Described as having been “not a very steady person”, a member of the 1^st Foot. Cast off by his family upon his elopement. Died when Sophy was an infant.

Trent, Sophia (Sophy)

“Snowdrift” (Pistols for Two)

Together with her cousin Joseph, she is invited by her grandfather to spend Christmas with him in Bath. She goes because she wants to inherit some of his money in order to help her family. They meet with an accident en route, but she is ably rescued by Sir Julian Arden. A pretty girl with large eyes, a profusion of ringlets, and an open, confiding manner.

Criddon

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Porter to the Earl of Rotherfield.

Grandison, Sir Charles

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

One of Dorothea Saltwood's literary heroes. He is the eponymous hero of Samuel Richardson's book.

Mayfield, Mr

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Second to the Earl of Rotherfield for his duel with Lord Saltwood

Orville, Lord

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

One of Dorothea Saltwood's literary heroes. He is the hero of Fanny Burney's novel Evelina.

Porlock

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Butler to the Saltwoods.

Radstock

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Butler to the Earl of Rotherfield.

Rotherfield, Earl of

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

An awesome figure, with the reputation of being a lethal shot and quite merciless. However, despite that, he has a kind nature. However, he does not take insults kindly, and when the youthful Lord Saltwood accuses him of using loaded dice at the Corinthian Club, Rotherfield challenges him to a duel. Before the duel, he comes home one night to discover Lord Saltwood's sister Dorothea Saltwood in his house, begging him to direct her to Rotherfield's house. He deliberately keeps his identity secret from her, but does not prove immune to her pleading with him to persuade Rotherfield not to kill her brother.

Saltwood, Lady

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Mother to Lord Saltwood, Augusta and Dorothea Saltwood. Incapable of exerting much authority over her family, and hating Scenes, Lady Saltwood has taken refuge in invalidity and a nervous condition, which is triggered by incipient rows and rebellion on the part of her children.

Saltwood, Lord Charles."Charlie"

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Brother to Augusta and Dorothea Smallwood. A hot-headed and impetuous young man, who has not been in Society very long. He commits an appalling solecism by insulting the Earl of Rotherfield at the Corinthian Club, for which he is challenged to the duel in the title of the story.

Saltwood, Miss Augusta

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Elder sister to Dorothea Smallwood. She has been out in Society for some time, but nobody has offered for her yet, and she refuses to step down so that her sister can have her chance at finding a husband.

Saltwood, Miss Dorothea. "Dolly"

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Younger sister to Augusta Smallwood, she is not "out" in Society yet due to her sister's refusal to step down. She is a pleasant and unselfish, if rather naive young girl of nineteen years old, somewhat impetuous like her brother, Lord Charles Saltwood. When she discovers he is to hold a duel with the Earl of Rotherfield, she sets out on her own to Rotherfield's house to persuade him to call off the duel, to save her brother.

Stanstead, Miss

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Particular friend to Miss Augusta Smallwood.

Torryburn

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Friend to Lord Saltwood and responsible for introducing him to the Corinthian Club.

Upchurch, Sir Francis

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Friend to Lord Saltwood who acts as his second in his duel with the Earl of Rotherfield. An inarticulate character, who appears awkward and not very talkative.

Wadworth, Bernard

“The Duel” (Pistols for Two)

Friend to Lord Saltwood who, along with Sir Francis Upchurch, acts as Saltwood's second in his duel with the Earl of Rotherfield. He is responsible for telling Lord Saltwood's sister, Dorothea Smallwood, about the duel, thus unconsciously sending her off to intercept Rotherfield.

Allerton, 4th Viscount

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Father of Alan, the 5th Viscount, deceased. A man of extravagant habits, who died leaving his family encumbered with debt.

Allerton, 5th Viscount, Alan Allerton.

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Eldest son of the 4th Viscount Allerton and Lady Allerton, brother to the Honourable Timothy and Trix Allerton. Cousin to Miss Henrietta Clithertoe.

Formerly a military man, he is slightly wounded in action at Toulouse, which prevents him being informed until his return home that his father has left him penniless and in debt, and that his mother has only run up many more debts. She has been granted credit only because everyone expects Alan to marry his rich cousin, the heiress Miss Henrietta Clithertoe. He is far too honourable to marry Henrietta because it will seem as if he did so only for the sake of her money, never mind that he and she are in love. Following his statement that he will not ask her to marry him, Henrietta begins accepting the suit of gazetted fortune-hunters, among them Sir Matthew Kirkham, who Alan has taken a rare but violent dislike to. When Alan believes her to have eloped with Kirkham, he realises that he loves Henrietta despite everything, and sets out to rescue her.

Allerton, Lady

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Widow to the 4th Viscount Allerton, mother to Alan, 5th Viscount Allerton, the Honourable Timothy, and Trix Allerton.

A charming lady, despite having a rather misguided sense of responsibility. Although she knew that her husband left her son encumbered with debt, and that the family are in straitened circumstances, she did not tell her son this because he was "wounded". The 5th Viscount returns to discover that his mother has merely run up many more debts, concerned with bringing out her daughter Trix into Society (at great expense) and throwing a ball in the honour of her friend, the Grand-duchess Catherine of Oldenburg. She has only succeeded in getting so much on credit because everyone expects that her son will marry his cousin, the heiress Miss Henrietta Clithertoe.

Allerton, the Honourable Timothy.

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Son to the 4th Viscount and Lady Allerton, brother to Alan, 5th Viscount Allerton and Trix Allerton.

A young dandy, "generally supposed to care for nothing but the fashion of his neckcloth". He assumes upon hearing that Alan has no idea of proposing to the heiress Henrietta Clithertoe that Alan expects him to make an offer to her, and is not gratified. However, he obliges when Henrietta solicts his assistance in pursuing his sister Trix Allerton, who is supposed to have eloped, rather than drag Alan away from the ball in honour of the Grand-duchess Catherine of Oldenburg.

Allerton, Trix

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Sister to Alan, 5th Viscount Allerton.

A high-spirited seventeen-year old, she is "thought by the censorious to have been born for the express purpose of driving her mother into her grave by the outrageous nature of her pranks..." When she discovers that her brother has no intention of marrying Henrietta Clitheroe, despite the fact that he adores her, and is assured by Henrietta that she loves Alan, she devises a cunning plan to throw them together, which is the hub of the storyline.

Boynton, Jack

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

A former suitor to Trix Allerton. Trix leads Henrietta Clithertoe to believe that she has eloped with him, although the affair is believed to have ended months earlier.

Catherine, the Grand-duchess of Oldenburg

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

see Oldenburg, the Grand-duchess Catherine of.

Cinderella

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

The famous fairy-tale heroine. After some five hours spent pursuing his sister Trix, who is believed to have eloped, an exasperated Timothy Allerton snaps that you might as well expect people to have seen Cinderella in a pumpkin as expect them to have seen his sister in a chaise.

Clitheroe, Miss Henrietta. "Hetty". "Henry".

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Cousin to Alan, 5th Viscount Allerton, ward to Sir John Osset.

A gentle, sensible and charming young lady, with dark hair and blue eyes, she is the orphaned daughter of Lady Allerton's brother and heiress to a great fortune. Despite the fact that she has been brought out for two years, and has had a great many suitors, she has refused them all, remaining loyal to Alan. Her deceased father hoped that she and Alan should be married one day. Henrietta is heartbroken when Alan, rather than appear to marry her for her fortune, tells her that he will not offer for her hand. She hides her grief beneath a glib facade of bravado, and starts flirting with other gentlemen, including the oily Sir Matthew Kirkham, a fortune-hunter. Alan's sister Trix Allerton is not taken in, being aware that Henrietta and Alan are still in love. When Henrietta "discovers" that Trix has eloped, she instantly sets out in pursuit rather than drag Alan away from the ball in honour of the Grand-duchess Catherine of Oldenburg and make him appear impolite.

Dawson

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Miss Henrietta Clithertoe's personal maid.

Helmsley

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

The Allertons' butler. (this is an assumption, due to the use of his surname rather than a first name, which would denote a footman.)

Kirkham, Sir Matthew

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Suitor to Henrietta Clithertoe.

"...it was absurd to suppose that a girl with as much good sense as Hetty would for an instant entertain the pretensions of a penniless roué, past his first youth, and with at

least two unsavoury scandals attached to his name."

"...however obnoxious Kirkham might appear in the eyes of his fellow-men, he possessed considerable charm for the ladies..."

After Henrietta is told by Alan, 5th Viscount Allerton that he will not ask for her hand in marriage, she hides her grief by flirting with countless fortune-hunters, including Kirkham. He is best summed up in two quotes from the text. Alan detests Kirkham, and when he is led to believe that Henrietta has eloped with him, he sets out in pursuit.

Oldenburg, the Grand-duchess Catherine of.

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Sister to the Tsar of Russia and friend of Lady Allerton.

Lady Allerton's ball is thrown in the honour of this real-life character, neither amiable nor a beauty. The Grand-duchess is infamous for having rudely walked out of the Prince Regent's party at Carlton House. (though she only behaves so when she wishes to be disagreeable.)

Osset, Sir John

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Guardian to Miss Henrietta Clitheroe. Respecting the wishes of her father, he raises no objection to the notion that Henrietta and Alan, 5th Viscount Allerton marry, even though Alan is impoverished.

Scott

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

The 5th Viscount Allerton's tailor, a tailor generally frequented by military men.

Stillington

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

A former suitor to Trix Allerton.

Sussex, Duke of.

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

One of the Royal Dukes, sons of George III. He is present at Lady Allerton's ball in honour of the Grand-duchess Catherine of Oldenburg.

Thimbleby, Mr

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

Man of business to the Allertons. It is he who breaks the unwelcome news of their debts to Alan, the 5th Viscount Allerton.

Weston

“To Have the Honor” (Pistols for Two)

The 4th Viscount's tailor, generally held to be the most fashionable tailor of the ton.