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Young Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage.

At the beginning of the 20th century, middle-class young Frenchman Claude Roc meets young Englishwoman Ann Brown in Paris. They become friends and she invites him to spend holidays at the house where she lives with her mother and her sister Muriel, for whom she intends Claude. During these holidays, Claude, Ann, and Muriel become very close and he gradually falls in love with Muriel. But both families lay down a one-year-long separation with no contact before agreeing to the marriage. So Claude goes back to Paris and has many love affairs before sending Muriel a break-off letter.—Yepok

At the start of the 20th century, English teenager Ann Brown travels from Wales to Paris, where she befriends Claude Rob. She invites him to visit her hometown, where she lives with her mother and her younger sister Muriel. When Claude arrives at her home, both Ann and Muriel become his close friends, but Ann pushes Claude towards Muriel and they fall in love with each other. However, their mothers propose they separate for a year and do not communicate to see if they have real feelings for each other. But after six months in Paris, Claude is seduced by many lovers and sends a letter to Muriel calling off their commitment. When Claude meets Ann in Paris later, they have an affair, but he still has feelings for Muriel.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil