It is the time of the Glorious Revolution. The monarchy is in flux and the dark clouds of civil war threaten the peace of every man. Edwin's sense of duty takes him to London, and as his wife Rose must go with him. Their daughter Sylvia chooses to remain in Leicester with her aunt. Rose must give up not only the life that she has worked so hard to build but also her daughter. She must create a new life for herself while Edwin's time is taken up with his new responsibilities. Prudence takes Sylvia in to live with her, and her daughter Sophie. They settle down to their comfortable female household and are happy and secure until a man confronts Prudence and threatens their peace and their lives.