A young woman, at the threshold of adulthood, is abruptly betrothed to a gentleman seven years her senior, hailing from a distinguished lineage. Despite her endeavor to dissuade the family with an unaffected demeanor, she secures the patriarch's endorsement as his prospective daughter-in-law. However, on their wedding night, the groom disparages her, yet upon beholding her, he succumbs to an immediate infatuation.