A young and lovely runaway alone on the road to London — Miss Charity Steane is running away from the drudgery of her aunt's household to find her grandfather. Not expecting her visit, the old gentleman is not in London but is away in the country. — A scandal broth in the making — When Viscount Desford encounters a lovely waif searching for her grandfather, he feels honor bound to assist her, but dashing about the countryside together, the Viscount must prevent his exasperating charge from bringing ruin upon herself ... and him.

In the end, his best idea is to bring Charity to his lifelong best friend Henrietta, and that's when the fun and surprises begin ...