简介：Midle-agedschoolteacherNoraTrinnelcomestoaWashingtonD.C.hotelinthesummerof1940toseeDeweyRobinson,presidentialcandidate.Whileshewaits,herthoughtsflashbacktothetimewhenshefirststartedteachingattheAuburn,whereRobinsonwasinhereight-gradeclass,andthestarpitcherontheschoolbaseballteam.Theyoungboyfallsinlovewithhisteacher,mainlybecausesheknowsallaboutboats.NoraandDanHopkins,theschool'sbaseballcoachareinlovebutascandaldevelopswhentheyspendtheirsummervacationatthesameplace,andDanisdismissedfromhisjobattheschool.NoraandDansecretlymarrytwoweeksbeforehesailsforFrance,in1916,withCanadiantroopsinWorldWarIandiskilled,andpassesoutofherlife.Now,sheisinWashingtontoseeherformerstudent,whohasalsopassedoutofherlife.Herpresenceinspireshimtosticktohisidealsdespiteoutsidepressure.…