Sir Buckstone Abbott faces mounting debts on his crumbling stately home and must resort to taking paying guests to keep Walsingford Hall standing. When a wealthy continental princess expresses interest in purchasing the property, he sees a glimmer of salvation—especially welcome since his publisher is swindling him over his sporting memoirs. Amid the chaos of social schemes and romantic entanglements, his daughter Jane finds an unexpected ally in the playwright Joe, though not before engagements are shattered and fortunes shift hands.
