Lady Francesca Hoston, a brilliant beauty and a favorite of social salons, has long ceased to dream of her own happiness, but she is a master at arranging successful marriages for others. Having learned that she was once cruelly mistaken - she did not believe her lover, Duke Rochefort, and recklessly broke off the engagement because of a cunningly woven intrigue against him, Francesca feels guilty, and therefore considers it her duty to help him find the ideal wife. And he gets down to business with enthusiasm.