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Plot Summary of Toll Gate
"Captain John Staple arrives at Tollgate and finds a scarred boy whose father has disappeared. He stays the night and meets a squire's daughter who he falls in love with. Her grandfather is dying and her cousin keeps hitting on her. John pretends to be a commoner (with her knowledge) to discover where the missing tollgate operator and a bankroll of coins are and to protect his lady.    "
Deborah Stoops, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Time/era of story - Regency era
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - investigating theft/fraud
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Focus of story - Him
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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