Her nephew is the successor to a distinguished Greek family? Lyn had been raising the son of her late sister when Anatole suddenly appeared. He says he has come for the boy. As a poor student, Lyn has no way to win custody. However, Anatole, who feels attracted to the trim and tidy Lyn, proposes that, for the sake of adoption, he'll temporarily become her husband. Though Lyn is opposed, she has no alternatives. She must leave her own country to become a bride in a loveless marriage.