Matthew Bright was irresistibly attractive. At the age of 16, the Countess became his mistress, and at 19, he wanted to marry the Duke’s daughter. But a scandal broke out and, since he was poor, the doors of rich houses were closed to him. Burning with the desire to get rich and take revenge, Matthew left for South Africa, where, after difficult trials, he found his wealth in the diamond mines. Women still did not deprive him of their attention. He loved some, used others for his own purposes, until he met the one and only...