From an early age, Clarinda Vernoy has a hatred for Lord Melbourne, a social ladies' man who enjoys the fame of the Irresistible. But it is he who is chosen as the husband of his beloved niece by Roderick Vernoy. The girl agrees, not wanting to contradict her beloved uncle, whose days are numbered. But soon the persistent hostility towards the handsome lord who is seeking her favor gives way to strange excitement and timidity in front of this irresistible man.