Twenty-four years is not much for a girl, but nurse Abigail Trent has lost all hope of finding love and gives all her spiritual strength to her patients. Appreciating this, the courageous and attractive professor Dominique van Wijkelen entrusted Abigail with the care of his little niece Nina, the dearest being to him. Gratitude grows into sympathy, and now they feel an irresistible mental and physical need for each other.