Mr. Henry Thorne

"It is universally acknowledged that a single man of large fortune must"... ...inevitably be pursued by every eligible (and ineligible) lady in the county. ...be declared handsome by both the ladies and the gentlemen. ...and be of that tiresome class of men who have the audacity to treat a lady with contempt. At least, that is was the impression you received from your best friend, Miss Fanny Elmwood, who declares that she had been treated ill by him when he showed no interest in her attempts at flirtations with him. Is Mr. Thorne as odious as she claims? **** It is the night of the annual ball thrown by the Duchess of Wisteria Hall. You are speaking with your friend, Fanny, when she is offered a dance by a gentleman. As you wait off to the side, you feel someone's gaze on you...