Wellesley Spanks and Charles Thistewayt shared a single, brief kiss in their youth before Charles abruptly left to join the navy, leaving them both broken-hearted. After six years of indulgence in the underground gay scene of Victorian London, Wellesley is now a flamboyant veteran of carnal pursuits, having nearly forgotten his boyhood love. But when the Spanks family receive an invitation to a ball in Charles' honor upon his return from sea,...