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PeggyisaFolliesdancerwhoforsakesherlifeofcarefreeattachmentsinordertomeethergoalofmarryingamillionaire.Alas,herelderlyhusband,brokerC.MortonGibson,isawell-meaningbore,andsoonPeggybeginsseekingentertainmentelsewhere.<br/>　　Ayearaftertheirmarriage,threesignificanteventsoccuralmostsimultaneously.Peggy'sformerboyfriend,PaulLockridge,acomposerandpianistwhoisinlovewithherandseemstohaveafunnyquipforeveryoccasion,returnsfromParis.Shereuniteswithhimasheoffersherhiscompanionshipasadiversionfromherstuffylife.Also,RalphLeSaint,ayoungdevil-may-caresculptorwhoisstillinlovewithPeggy,planshissuicideinamoodofbitterness,andGibson'sdaughter,Marjorie,returnsfromschoolingabroad.MarjorieissoonpairedwithRalph,andtheromancethatdevelopsbetweenthemisparalleledbytheadultaffairbetweenPeggyandPaul.