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proceeds to convene a family council to help him deal with this family crisis. John's uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Trench; his cousins, Alice and Ernest; Lady
Minster, another aunt; and Sir Reginald Welby, also an uncle, all gather at the Crayle estate. Also present is John's favorite cousin Edward, the duke of Warrington.
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Hoping to stop this marriage, Lord Crayle, John's father, sends Elsie a letter, offering her 5,000 pounds if she will break her engagement with John. Unfortunately for him, the attempt to buy her off only angers Elsie, and it makes her determined to go through with the marriage. John's father
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A nobleman risks his family's wrath by courting an actress. Elsie is the popular star of a musical comedy show in London. One of her admirers is Lord
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gave the film a positive review, saying, "Dry humor and high causticism, thought to be over the heads of the
American masses, are getting more laughs, as handled in the Lonsdale lines, and by an exceptionally capable cast in this picture than in the average teaser comedy."
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