In the wake of a duel, infamous rake Marcel Blake, the Duke of Lear, leaves London to visit his cousin in Paris. Here he meets and falls in love with Julie, the British ambassador's daughter. Thinking she would be horrified if she learned of his reputation, Marcel fights the attraction. But when he's wounded saving her from the unwanted advances of a would-be-suitor, Marcel finds that she returns his affections. Ultimately, vengeance conspires against them: at their wedding, Julie is maliciously informed of Marcel's life of misdeeds.
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