On a whim, Avon buys the boy and makes him his page. On this particular evening, the dangerous rake crosses paths with Léon, a red-headed youth of low birth who is fleeing a certain beating at his brutal brother's hands. The gentleman in question is Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, known by friends and enemies alike as Satanas-the devil. A long purple cloak, rose-lined, hung from his shoulders and was allowed to fall carelessly back from his dress, revealing a full-skirted coat of purple satin, heavily laced with gold a waistcoat of flowered silk faultless small clothes and a lavish sprinkling of jewels on his cravat and breast. He walked mincingly, for the red heels of his shoes were very high. Review: A gentleman was strolling down a side street in Paris, on his way back from the house of one Madame de Verchoureux. Synopsis: Unleashing a perilous scheme of revenge against the Comte de Sainte Vire by transforming his illegitimate, penniless daughter, Leonie, into the toast of the town, Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon, finds himself distracted from his mission by his growing love for Leonie.
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