In feiner Gesellschaft

Dulcie Mainwaring is always there to help others when they need it, but she hardly takes care of her own needs. She silently endures the despair following her fiancé's disgraceful departure and maintains her composure as usual. Only the prospect of attending a scientific conference brightens Dulcie's spirits. After all, what better distraction from heartache could there be than a bunch of older academics discussing scientific minutiae? At the conference, she not only meets the femme fatale Viola Stint but also her crush Aylwin Forbes. The editor of a literary magazine is extremely attractive, but he's a braggart. He is selfish, unreliable – and irresistible. Thus, Dulcie begins to pursue the charming academic. But three is a crowd; and the arrival of Dulcie's eighteen-year-old niece Laurel complicates the situation even further – especially since it is Laurel that Aylwin has his eye on.