Meanwhile, Talbot is in love with her poor cousin, the free-and-easy Mary. Old Middlewick has taken a great dislike to Violet, whom he considers 'stuck-up,' and he desires his son to wed Mary. Needless to say, Sir Geoffrey is also displeased, and the fathers disown their sons.
Talbot's love for Mary clashes with Old Middlewick's desire for his son to marry her.  Sir Geoffrey disapproves of the match, causing a rift between the families and ultimately leading to the fathers disowning their sons.