: The setting is a dull suburb in London, just after the middle of the 19th century. Our hero spots a very pretty young lady in church, and falls in love with her. The first problem is getting an introduction. He manages this, but the girl's mother, with an eye to the long-term, knows our hero is not well-off, while others, who are not the sort of person the girl would like to marry, are. Various parties and expeditions involving the church's congregation take place, and eventually the hero's wooing appears successful. But, is it?