Devious and valiant, Francis de Brangelton has never failed in any of his exploits. When the Duchess de Montmurrant employs him to investigate the embezzlement of her investments and to settle a grudge, he does not hesitate to recruit his friend Henri d&#39;Arringnon.<br /><br />But Francis has no idea of &#39;Henri&#39;s&#39; astonishing secret. Henrietta d&#39;Arringnon has masqueraded as &#39;Henri&#39; for so long that neither a military skirmish at the Savoy border nor guard duty in Versailles has exposed her. When her true identity is revealed, Henrietta&#39;s and Francis&#39; friendship shatters but duty still calls.<br /><br />Will Francis and Henrietta fulfill their commitment to the Duchess? And will the lure of fortune bring them together or further tear them apart?