Black Moth II

Miles is a bit of a stage Irish man character and it's never explained why he is living in England.. He loves Jack and does not believe that he ever cheated. He tells Jack that Richard is friendly with the Belmanoirs, his wife's family, and that he is always helping them out with money problems. They are a greedy arrogant selfish bunch, who live lives of luxury on credit, and drink, gamble and wench. Molly, Miles' wife, takes a liking to John. They persuade him to stay for a little while...He agrees but although he is using a false name, he refuses to socialise. However, his brother is engaged in argument with his wife, Lavinia, because he wants to admit to his cheating. She is angry with him and gets involved in a heavy flirtation with an old admirer Harry Lovelace, who asks her to run away with him. Tracy, the Duke of Andover has not forgotten his passion for Diana and his anger that he was stopped from abducting her... He intends to try again. He puts one of his staff in a job as groom to the Beauleigh family and uses the man to kidnap Diana. She had gone out riding, with this groom as escort. Tracy kidnaps her and takes her off in his carriage to his home. He tells her that if she will marry him, he will allow her to sleep alone that night, but that he is not bothered if she refuses as he will simply force her. Her father goes to Thurze house, the O'Hara home, where Jack is dining alone, the couple having gone out to dinner. John knows who tried to kidnap Diana, a few months earlier and tells Mr Beauleigh who is a simple country gentleman that it is the Duke of Andover who has got his daughter.