ne . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Ger ard , ▁a ▁fashion able ▁young ▁gentleman ▁about ▁town , ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁two ▁sister s , ▁Ch ry sol ina ▁and ▁A ure lia , ▁and ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁them . ▁Comp ounding ▁the ▁difficulty , ▁they ▁both ▁love ▁him . ▁( M rs . ▁Gold sw orth , ▁their ▁mother , ▁wants ▁A ure lia ▁to ▁marry ▁Sir ▁Ger v ase ▁Simple , ▁a ▁rich ▁but ▁c low n ish ▁newly ▁mint ed ▁kn ight .) ▁Ger ard ▁wants ▁his ▁friend ▁Th orn ay ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sister s ▁himself , ▁so ▁that ▁Ger ard ▁can ▁then ▁choose ▁the ▁other . ▁The ▁sister s , ▁though , ▁are ▁not ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁this ▁arrangement , ▁and ▁dismiss ▁both ▁the ▁young ▁men . ▁ ▁Eugen ia ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁in am or ata ▁of ▁Th orn ay . ▁Eugen ia ' s ▁uncle ▁wants ▁her ▁to ▁marry ▁Y ong ra ve , ▁who ▁lov es ▁her ; ▁but ▁Eugen ia ▁emp lo ys ▁Y ong ra ve ▁to ▁ask ▁Th orn ay ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁her . ▁Ch ry sol ina ▁lear ns ▁of ▁Th orn ay ' s ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁Eugen ia ▁and ▁Y ong ra ve ' s ▁noble ▁and ▁ch ival r ous ▁conduct ▁in ▁the ▁matter ; ▁she ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Y ong ra ve ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁— ▁thus ▁solving ▁Ger ard ' s ▁original ▁problem . ▁Th orn ay