Antigone Preston is furious: her mother forced her to get engaged to the evil old man Lord Aldridge! Even worse, at the ball, already a bride, the girl unwittingly found herself in the center of a monstrous scandal. Secluded in the library, Antigone intends to give free rein to her tears, but then a young, charming sailor, Will Jellicoe, the younger brother of the owner of the house, suddenly appears. Will and Antigone fall passionately and desperately in love with each other, they dream of being together, but will Will, a true gentleman, be able to encroach on the honor of someone else's bride?..