Sylvain, a suave, witty player as well as an accomplished writer and Geneviève met 10 months ago. He wanted a serious relationship for the first time so they moved to the country so they could be together and he could write. He claims that she inspires him. He lives his live very much on a schedule. Geneviève loves him but is quite bored. Always questioning what she is doing out there in the country so far from Paris, alone with someone so inattentive. She tried to talk to Sylvain about how she feels - about how they barely have anything to talk about any more. Sylvain walks to the local pub and encounters a beautiful woman Françoise. The barkeep tells him that she is the local politician's wife. He continues to frequent to pub in the hopes to meet her again. Meanwhile he meets Jacques Saint-Ford and they quickly become fast friends. Jacques invites Sylvain and his wife to dinner so they can meet each other's wives. To Sylvain's surprise Jacques' wife is the woman from the pub.