The narrative follows Monty Rosenberg, a self-indulgent host in London, and the small circle of friends and lovers whose soirées, flirtations, and private encounters produce misunderstandings and emotional shifts. Through episodes of social gaiety, intimate confrontations, and quieter domestic scenes, attention moves among figures such as Patricia, Edgar, Harry, and Blanche as loyalties and attachments are tested. Themes of selfishness, desire, and the tension between appearance and feeling recur, while changes in relationships and family circumstances reshape the characters' lives by the work's end.