Wealthy broker Giles Whitley dreamed of marrying his daughter Helena to a gentleman of noble birth. However, the girl rejected all proposals for marriage: despite their high position in society, lords and counts turned out to be boring people, and often immoral. Suddenly, Helena's father became seriously ill. The girl, not wanting to make him worry anymore, offered the next contender for his hand and heart, Count Markfield, a kind of contract. The Earl needed funds, but if he and Helena appeared together in society, talk about his plight would subside, and Giles Wheatley would be pleased. And young people did not even suspect that such a game could develop into true love...