Baroness Orczy wrote The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Tale of the XVIIth Century. The plot opens with Sir Marmaduke de Chevasse, who is determined to acquiring Lady Sue's fortune for himself. Sue is a young woman with a girlish figure who delights in her classmates' admiration. With clothing that make her elders look ugly, she appears delicate and graceful. Sir Marmaduke schemes to woo Lady Sue while pretending to be the exiled French Prince of Orl