Having chased away 16 pretty young housekeepers, George is taken aback by the arrival of the 17th, formidable Gabrielle Dragon.
When the Colonel breaks his leg, George must substitute for him in a polo match, and secretly bets that the other team will win.
George impersonates the Colonel in order to seduce the pretty Letitia, then is convinced that he has drunkenly proposed to Gabrielle by mistake.
Gabrielle has won a weekend for two in Paris and decides to take George with her, but the entente is less than cordiale.
When British Rail cancels the 10:15 to London, George and Gabrielle register their protest and all but bring the entire network to a standstill.
It's Gabrielle's birthday, and she discovers both a birthday card from Sid and an expensive milk stole. But the latter actually belongs to a woman George brought home from a party the night before...
Both Gabrielle and George decide to take out life insurance policies, but misunderstands a call from the examining doctor and thinks George is dying.
The Colonel thinks the new gardener is in love with Gabrielle.
George falls in love and proposes -- but plans to elope to avoid the young lady's disapproving father.