Dramatis Personae
Christianne Ayres (previously Lady Norman): Founding member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Lydia Welles née Sheffield: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Diana Crowther, Lady Colburne née Hemshawe: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Claire Tyne, Lady Blakemore: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Alys Russell, Duchess of Kendell: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Mrs. Penelope Aldridge: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Cynthia Montley, Lady Sorrell: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Ellen Aston, Lady Moreton: member of the Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society
Joshua Powell, Lord Wickford: owner Powell’s Club for Gentlemen
Tina Bronley, Duchess of Warwick née Rowan: Christianne’s natural daughter
Robert Bronley, Duke of Warwick: Tina’s husband
Lady Margaret Bronley: Warwick’s sister
Liam Ayres, Lord Ayres: Christianne’s husband and Tina’s father
John Welles, Lord Welles: Lydia’s husband
Andrew Crowther, Lord Colburne: Diana’s husband
Beatrice & Isabelle Kendrick: Claire’s nieces
Edward Pike, Lord Conway: Bel’s romantic interest
Paul Adler, Lord St. Vincent: Bee’s romantic interest
Elizabeth Adler, Lady St. Vincent: Paul’s young step-mother