Danielle is eight years old, living with her widowed father, Auguste, when he marries the haughty Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent, who has two daughters about Danielle's age, Marguerite and Jacqueline.
Danielle is eight years old, living with her widowed father, Auguste, who shares with her a love of books and progressive ideas. He brings home a new wife, the haughty Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent, who has two daughters about Danielle's age, Marguerite and Jacqueline.