A gentleman can marry for a variety of reasons - for example, if his father, like Carter Grayson's father, the Marquess of Atwood, has threatened to disinherit him if he doesn't marry before the end of the season. A lady has her own reasons for getting married, too, - like, for example, the dreamer Dorothea Allingham, who was delighted by the romantic kiss of the Viscount. But marriage without happiness is a tragedy for both spouses, and happiness without love is impossible. And very soon, both the frivolous Carter and the dreamer Dorothea will have to face a choice - either become unhappy, or learn to love each other sincerely, tenderly and devotedly...