Carlotta Peel, who though sheltered from the facts of life by her Victorian aunt has acquired some knowledge from indiscriminate reading, meets Diaz, a celebrated pianist, at a concert and spends the evening with him. Later, in London, she acquires fame as a novelist and is followed to France by married publisher Frank Ispenlove, who commits suicide when she spurns him. In Paris, Carlotta finds Diaz a physical wreck from drinking absinthe and devotes herself to his regeneration.
as Carlotta Peel
as Emilie Diaz, a pianist
as Frank Ispenlove
as Constance Peel
as Mary Ispenlove
as Lord Francis Alcar
as Mrs. Sardis
as Albert Vicary
as Samson
as Rebecca
