Shortly after the death of her father the Earl of Weir, beautiful young Lady Arletta is penniless, having been ousted from the family estate.
But Arletta has a sol.
Jane cannot let her fianc e down - nor can she disappoint her new employer.
The trouble is that at the same time she had agreed to travel to France to be Governess to the children of the Duc de Sauterre.
Desperate to escape her misery she is heartened to hear that her close friend Jane is to be married to the new Bishop of Jamaica.
Shortly after the death of her father the Earl of Weir, beautiful young Lady Arletta is penniless, having been ousted from the family estate