What could be worse for the young rake Virgil Duclerc than the sudden collapse of guardianship over the young and self-confident Bianca Kenwood, who dreams - scary to say - of a career as an actress! Virgil is tired of returning the fugitive from the theater to the family estate, tired of fighting her dreams of the stage and a thirst for independence and is ready to take the strictest measures. But it seems that the more angry he is with Bianca, the more he desires her and falls more and more passionately in love...