Eva, tutored by her highly intellectual father and known philosopher grandfather, grows up at their country estate and avoids high society like the plague.
Yet when Eva, on a "lark" unbeknownst to her proper aunt, sneaks into a young duke\'s.
Eva\'s sharp tongue and social backwardness offend Lady Hull, who angrily suggests that Eva\'s only hope is to return home, live as a spinster and die young.
Eva is invited to debut into Queen Victoria\'s London society by her aunt, Lady Peter Claremont Hull.
Eva, tutored by her highly intellectual father and known philosopher grandfather, grows up at their country estate and avoids high society like the plague