When Wynn Edgeworth, Duke of Hardwick attends Baron le Despencer's house party, he does so for the benefit of his friend, Jesse Chambers who has been betrothed to the baron's daughter since childhood. However, ever since Miss Lydia Dashwood came of age, Jesse has been unable to muster the nerve to set the date and he requests the duke's assistance to help him negotiate the awkwardness of courtship. As Wynn arrives at the baron's...