In which Miss Bertram, upon receiving unwelcome tidings regarding her inheritance, sets forth from her family home under the kind protection of Mr. Mac-Morlan, accompanied by the devoted and affectionate Dominie Sampson who pledges to remain ever at her side. Under Mr. Mac-Morlan’s hospitable roof, a curious scholarly arrangement unfolds, revealing a young pupil’s eager devotion to both classics and to Miss Bertram herself, while the honest Dominie labours zealously to support her in her trials.