Characters
- Sir Harcourt Courtly, cultured 57-year-old fop
- Charles Courtly, his dissolute son
- Dazzle, Charles' equally dissolute companion
- Max Harkaway, country squire
- Grace Harkaway, Max's 18-year old niece, betrothed to Sir Harcourt
- Lady Gay Spanker, horse-riding virago
- Mr. Adolphus "Dolly" Spanker, her ineffectual husband
- Mark Meddle, lawyer
- Pert, Grace's maid
- Cool, Charles' valet
- James (Simpson)
- Martin, servant to the Courtlys
- Solomon Isaacs, moneylender, in pursuit of Charles
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