Cecily Waldron is under pressure from her stepfather to marry, but the man she loves, Jeremy Charleston, Earl Marlbury, has no plans to marry in the near future. A friend of Cecily's older brother, he is something of a rake about town. Cecily meanwhile has refused all offers and is trying to avoid the attentions of Lord Colbemere, an ageing rou , who discourages other suitors. After avoiding a trap set to compromise her with the rou , Cecily is aided...