What on earth could have induced Mr Anstruther to fall in love with
Fraulein Schmidt? He is an eligible English bachelor from a good family
with great expectations; she is the plain, poor, 'spinster' daughter of
a German scholar. But Rose-Marie Schmidt is also funny, intelligent,
brave and gifted with an irrepressible talent for happiness. The real
question is, does Mr Anstruther know how lucky he is?