DoVM (1809-1810): The Viscount and the Playwright
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Trigger Warning: depictions of abvse
After meeting Elinor in a ball, Viscount Mousehole encountered a playwright/dramatist Gilbert O'Vile upon a stroll in Elinor's father's gardens. The young viscount received an invitation of a private dinner which leads to utter consequences.
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