▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁Oxford , ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁( Language : ▁English ▁and ▁Roman i ) ▁ ▁Ces ca ' s ▁third ▁card ▁is ▁The ▁Dev il ▁and ▁she ▁explains ▁that ▁Anna ▁will ▁meet ▁a ▁hand some ▁and ▁intellig ent ▁man ▁that ▁will ▁s edu ce ▁her . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Frederick ▁Pope ▁comes ▁across ▁the ▁gy ps y ▁process ion ▁setting ▁up ▁camp ▁on ▁his ▁estate , ▁as ▁a ▁gy ps y ▁woman ▁plays ▁the ▁viol in . ▁He ▁offers ▁his ▁hospital ity ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁viol in . ▁Frederick ▁finds ▁great ▁pra ise ▁in ▁his ▁public ▁concert s ▁with ▁the ▁viol in ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁compos itions , ▁with ▁his ▁lo ver ▁Victoria ▁By rd ▁serving ▁as ▁his ▁car nal ▁muse . ▁Victoria , ▁a ▁writer , ▁announ ces ▁to ▁Frederick ▁that ▁she ▁needs ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Russia ▁to ▁research ▁a ▁novel ▁she ▁is ▁working ▁on . ▁ ▁While ▁Victoria ▁is ▁absent , ▁Frederick ▁los es ▁his ▁insp iration ▁to ▁compose ▁and ▁deg ener ates . ▁When ▁Victoria ▁does ▁not ▁receive ▁his ▁letters ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁week , ▁she ▁resol ves ▁to ▁return ▁immediately . ▁But ▁when ▁she ▁arriv es , ▁she ▁finds ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁muse , ▁the ▁viol in ist ▁gy ps y ▁woman . ▁In ▁a ▁moment ▁of ▁ra ge , ▁Victoria ▁sho ots ▁the ▁viol in , ▁gra zing ▁its ▁neck ▁and ▁det aching ▁its ▁strings ▁and ▁tail pie ce , ▁before ▁storm ing ▁out . ▁