Imogene de Quincey's first encounter with Lord Hugo Marston is distinctly unpromising. He is just the sort of rude, disobliging individual to address as 'damsel', a young lady of gentle birth, accidentally trapped by the hem of her gown to an overturned gig. Sparkling with fury, she is delighted to see him drive out of her life.Marston - bored, rich, and disinclined to bestir himself for anyone outside his circle - already regrets visiting the area...