Consequence

Visiting his cousin in Paris in the wake of a duel, infamous rake Marcel Blake, the Duke of Lear, falls in love with Julie, the British ambassador's daughter. Certain she would be horrified by his reputation, Marcel fights the attraction. Then he's wounded saving her from the unwanted advances of a suitor, and finds that she returns his affections. Ultimately, vengeance conspires against them: at their wedding, Julie is informed of Marcel's previous life of misdeeds.