Two sisters, Grace and Marion, live happily in an English village with their two servants, Clemency Newcome and Ben Britain, and their good-natured widower father Dr Jeddler.
Michael Warden, a libertine wh.
He entrusts Marion to Grace\'s care and makes a promise to return to win Marion\'s hand.
Marion, the younger sister, is betrothed to Alfred Heathfield, Jeddler\'s ward who is leaving the village to complete his studies.
Dr Jeddler is a man whose philosophy is to treat life as a farce.
Two sisters, Grace and Marion, live happily in an English village with their two servants, Clemency Newcome and Ben Britain, and their good-natured widower father Dr Jeddler