Summary
In a captivating, if morally ambiguous, ballet of desire and deceit, *His Bridal Night* unfurls the intricate psychological landscape of twin sisters, Vi and Tiny Playfair. On the precipice of Vi's nuptials to Joe, a clandestine meeting is orchestrated between Vi and her ardent admirer, Lent Trevett, ostensibly for a final farewell. However, it is Tiny, harboring her own unrequited affections for Lent, who intercepts this rendezvous, initiating a fervent kiss that irrevocably misleads Lent into believing Vi reciprocates his passion. The subsequent day, with Vi now wed to Joe, Lent’s persuasive machinations convince the impressionable bride that her new husband is a brute, prompting her to contemplate elopement. Witnessing their embrace, Tiny, driven by a complex blend of sisterly concern and perhaps a touch of mischievous retribution, assumes Vi’s identity and embarks on the honeymoon with Joe. This dramatic substitution ignites a furious jealousy in Vi, who, now followed by a bewildered Lent, pursues the ersatz couple. The climactic confrontation at the honeymoon cottage sees Vi unveil a distinctive mole, incontrovertibly proving her identity to Joe and, in a moment of emotional clarity, vowing to abandon her flighty ways. Simultaneously, Tiny, with admirable candor, disabuses Lent of his misconception, revealing herself as the true recipient of his impassioned kiss. The intricate web of mistaken identities and misplaced affections untangles, culminating in a harmonious re-pairing of the rightful couples, each having navigated a treacherous journey through illusion and self-discovery.
Synopsis
Vi Playfair confesses to her twin sister Tiny that she is planning secretly to meet Lent Trevett, who loves her, to say goodbye, on the eve of her wedding. Tiny, who herself loves Lent, meets him instead and passionately kisses him, leaving Lent, who thinks that Tiny is Vi, to assume that Vi loves him. The next day, after the marriage ceremony, Lent convinces the flighty Vi that her husband Joe is a bully and that she should leave with him. Tiny sees them embrace, and to teach Vi a lesson, she impersonates her sister and goes with Joe on their honeymoon. Vi, now jealous, follows, and in turn is followed by Lent. At the honeymoon cottage, Vi proves to Joe, by a mole on her leg, that she is his wife, and promises Tiny that she will give up flirting. After Tiny convinces Lent that it was she that he kissed, the couples are happily reunited.
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