Elena Bayard is a young woman of one-and-twenty. Her parents, more specifically her father want her to make a brilliant match. His choice for a husband is the disagreeable Lord Doyle. Elena meets new friends when returning to London after spending some years with her aunt at the seaside. One of her new acquaintances is de handsome actor Gilles Tompson. Will Elena be a loyal daughter and do as her parents please or does she go with her heart and go for the man she loves?