In 19th century Britain, class divisions were still very clear. On this day, Lucy (Helena Bonham Carter), who was born in the upper class of Britain, went on vacation in Florence with her cousin Charlotte. Unfortunately, Lucy's hotel room had no view. George (Julian Sands), a British father and son who came to stay at the hotel at the same time, and his father saw this. The enthusiastic father wanted to exchange rooms with Lucy because his room had a view. Lucy disagreed at first, but she finally agreed after being persuaded by the kind owner. George and Lucy soon fell in love, but George, who was born in the lower class, had many "bad habits" that Lucy didn't like, and Charlotte didn't like George very much, so the two sides made a lot of "jokes" in their relationship. Once, George "didn't go astray" and kissed Lucy. Lucy thought George was too "improper", so she returned to Britain alone. George soon returned home, but at this time Lucy was already engaged...