SirHarcourtCourtlyisluredawayfromtheepicentreoffashionableLondonbythepromiseofarichandbeautifulbride,Grace,severaldecadeshisjunior.ArrivingatOakHall,Gloucestershire,hemarvelsatthisruralVenusuntilhercharmsareeclipsedbyherheartycousin,thefoxhuntingLadyGaySpanker.MeanwhilehisdisguisedsonturnsupinflightfromhiscreditorsandfallsheadoverheelsforGrace.WhenLadySpankerdiscoverstheyoungcouple,sheneedslittlepromptingfromthevisitingchancerDazzletoleadSirHarcourtastray.