▁the ▁rom antic ▁feelings ▁she ▁develop s ▁for ▁Lord ▁Arthur ▁D illing , ▁Mrs . ▁We ble y ' s ▁nep hew . ▁While ▁taking ▁the ▁neck lace ▁during ▁a ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁We ble y ▁home , ▁F ay ▁is ▁caught ▁by ▁Arthur , ▁who ▁threat ens ▁to ▁expose ▁her ▁unless ▁she ▁subm its ▁to ▁him . ▁R ather ▁than ▁comprom ise ▁her ▁principles , ▁she ▁conf esses ▁to ▁her ▁host ess , ▁who ▁plans ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁police ▁until ▁Lord ▁El ton , ▁another ▁guest , ▁rec alls ▁F ay ▁has ▁a ▁love ▁letter ▁he ▁wrote ▁her ▁that ▁could ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁embar rass ing ▁to ▁everyone ▁present . ▁They ▁offer ▁her ▁money ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁her ▁freedom , ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁ref uses ▁their ▁payment , ▁they ▁welcome ▁her ▁back ▁into ▁their ▁social ▁circle . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Norm a ▁She ar er ▁as ▁F ay ▁Che y ney ▁ ▁Bas il ▁R ath bone ▁as ▁ ▁Lord ▁Arthur ▁D illing ▁ ▁George ▁Bar ra ud ▁as ▁ ▁Charles ▁ ▁Herbert ▁B unst on ▁as ▁ ▁Lord ▁El ton ▁ ▁Hed da ▁Ho pper ▁as ▁Lady ▁Maria ▁Mau de ▁Turner ▁Gordon ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁We ble y ▁ ▁Moon ▁Car roll ▁as ▁Joan ▁▁ ▁Mad eline ▁Se ym our ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁W ynt on ▁▁ ▁Cy ril ▁Ch ad wick ▁as ▁Will ie ▁W ynt on ▁▁ ▁George ▁K . ▁Arthur ▁as ▁George ▁▁ ▁Frank ▁Fin ch ▁Sm iles ▁as ▁William