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A bumbling young socialite narrates a comic chain of misadventures set off when an eccentric friend arrives in London enamoured of a young woman, precipitating romantic mix-ups, ill-advised public speeches, and a scramble among relatives, fiancés, and household staff. Mistaken identities, overheard conversations, and impulsive attempts to arrange or break engagements escalate the farce across country houses and society gatherings. A resourceful valet quietly engineers clever schemes to disentangle the lovers and restore equilibrium, while the narrative lightly satirizes upper-class manners, romantic folly, and the gap between youthful impulse and practical prudence.
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