 Impoverished, deprived of her husband, and unwilling to return to the nunnery, Isabella agrees to marry Villenoy, but asks him to wait three years before they marry so she may grieve for Henault.After the three years, they marry and Isabella lives the lavish lifestyle her father first told her she could have when she made her debut.Seven years later, Henault escapes his enslavement and returns home to Isabella.