Germaine de Gournay Martin, daughter of a very upper class family, just bought the castle Charmerace, and will finally, after seven years of engagement, be wedding penniless former owner, Jacques, Duke of Charmerace. Conversations quickly turn to the recent exploits' of Clotaire Chantal who did not hesitate to fly all collections of paintings by his future stepfather, for the viewer suspects quickly, Charmerace and Chantal are one