Charlie Mason is 23, good-looking, well-mannered, and has a happy disposition. Following three years at Cambridge and one in his father's business, he is now looking forward to a jaunt in Paris with Simon Fenimore, his oldest friend. But Paris is not what he expects.

Charlie Mason is 23, good-looking, well-mannered, and has a happy disposition. Following three years at Cambridge and one in his father's business, he is now looking forward to a jaunt in Paris with Simon Fenimore, his oldest friend. But Paris is not what he expects.