Georgette Heyer - Secrets

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1. In “Sylvester" or "The Wicked Uncle,” Phoebe Marlow has done something unforgivable to the Duke of Salford. What did she do? She inadvertently stole a valuable necklace which is a family heirloom. She is secretly engaged to her neighbor, Tom. She borrowed his curricle and lamed one of his prized bay horses. She wrote a book featuring a parody of him as the villain Count Ugolino.

2. In “April Lady,” Nell tries desperately to keep her husband, Lord Cardross, from finding out what she has done. What secret is she keeping from her husband? She has sold an heirloom necklace of emeralds. She is in love with Felix Hethersett. She masquerades as a highwayman. She has lent money to her brother, Dysart.

3. When Max Ravenscar insults Deborah Grantham, in “Faro’s Daughter,” she determines to get revenge. How does she go about it? She pretends to be a vulgar fortune hunter who intends to marry his young cousin. She cheats him at cards, winning huge sums of money and putting him in her debt. She kidnaps his fiance, Phoebe Laxton. She connives with her brother, Kit, to seduce Max’s sister, Arabella.

4. After the untimely deaths of his eldest son and grandson, Lord Daracott is forced to send for his grandson Hugo, now his heir. Hugo’s father was a black sheep second son who ran away and married beneath him. Hugo, “The Unknown Ajax,” conceals something significant from Lord Daracott and his new-found family. What’s his guilty secret? Hugo is actually very wealthy, heir to his maternal grandfather's wool fortune. Hugo is the head of a smuggling ring, bringing in brandy from France. Hugo was transported, in his youth, for theft, to the American colonies. Hugo is engaged to Miss Amelia Melkinthorpe, a young woman unsuitable for his new position in life.

5. When Sir Waldo Hawkridge, in "The Nonesuch," comes to settle the estate left him by the reclusive Mr. Calver, he meets Miss Ancilla Trent, governess to the beautiful Tiffany Wield. What secret does he conceal from her? That he is the father of two illegitimate children. That he is engaged to be married to a lady in London. That he intends to use the Calver house as an orphanage. That he has lost his fortune and has only the small Calver estate remaining.

6. In "Venetia," orphaned Venetia Lanyon lives on her late father’s country estate with her younger brother Aubrey. What family scandal is kept from her? Her parents were divorced and her mother is still alive. Her brother Conway has eloped with an heiress. Her father committed suicide rather than face debtor’s prison. Her fiance, Edward, has lost his fortune in reckless gambling.

7. Prudence and Robin Merriot have plenty of secrets, each posing as a member of the opposite sex, under assumed names, and in hiding after the recent Jacobite rebellion. However, it is their father’s secret which is revealed near the end of “The Masqueraders.” What has “the old gentleman” been hiding? He is a professional gambler, with a club in London. He has killed Mr. Markham in a duel. He is hiding Bonnie Prince Charlie in London. He is really the Viscount Barham.

8. When the wealthy Matthhew Penicuik makes his ward Kitty Charing his heiress, in "Cotillion," contingent on her marrying one of his great-nephews, what must she conceal from everyone? That her French parents are spies for Napoleon. That she is already secretly wed to the dashing Jack Westruther. That she and Freddy Standen are only pretending to be engaged. That she and Dolph are in love.

9. Traveling to London, in "Arabella," for a season with her godmother, Arabella takes shelter with Mr. Beaumaris when her carriage breaks down. Taking umbrage at overhearing some of his remarks, she decides to misrepresent herself by telling him what? She is an actress. She is a governess. She is a great heiress. She is engaged to a marquis.

10. 5lours” Kit, one of the Fancot twins, substitutes for his brother, the Earl of Denville, who has disappeared. The masquerade continues as the earl fails to return home. What indiscretion of their mother’s did the earl set off to right? She has sold an heirloom necklace to pay her debts. She has secretly married Sir Bonamy Ripple. She lost a ruby brooch, staked while gambling. She has run off with her lover.