Born into a late Victorian privileged household, young Robert Tysley battles with the upper-middle class expectations instilled into him by his parents and up-bringing. The story begins in 1903, the year we find him taking a serious interest in the opposite sex. This seamlessly leads us through to his University days and the lengthy courting of a young lady from a similar background to his own before the onset of the Great War. After the cessation of hostilities, the young man returns home from serving his country in France, only to find that the young lady whom he loved so dearly, has tragically disappeared without trace.