Caterina Sarti is the orphaned daughter of an Italian music master who has been brought up by the aristocratic Cheverel family. In love with the Cheverel heir, Anthony Wybrow, her hopes of marriage are frustrated by the discovery that not only has Anthony merely been playing with her affections, but his family will never accept her as their equal.
Mr. Gilfil, the faithful vicar, rescues Cater...