简介：Onemorning,HarryMoultonPulham,Jr.aBackBayBostonianwholeadsanorderlylife,receivesacallfromformerHarvardclassmateRodney"BoJo"Brown,whoisorganzingtheirtwenty-fifthyearcollegereunion.TheoverbearingBoJogivesHarrytheassignmentofcompilingtheclassbiographies,andasHarrybegins,hethinksofhisownproperBostonianupbringing.Thenextday,HarrygetsanunexpectedcallfromMarvinMyles,nowMrs.JohnRansome,awomanwhomhehadlovedmorethantwentyyearsago.Sheaskstomeethimforadrinkthatafternoon,butwhenheseeshowbeautifulshestillis,hecannotapproachher.Reasoningthatheisashappyasanyaveragemancouldhopetobe,HarrythenordersrosesforMarvin,andtakesagardeniahometohiswife,KayMotfordPulham,whomhemetindancingschool.Hethentakesthedogforawalkandwondersifheeverreallywashappy:AtHarvard,HarryisfriendlywithworldlyBillKing.Aftergraduation,HarrygoesintothearmyduringWorldWarI,isdecoratedforbraveryandimpresseshismenfornot"wearinglacedrawers."Afterthewar,hemeetsBillinNewYork,becausehedoesn'tfeellikegoinghome,andBillgetshimajobattheadvertisingcompanyatwhichheworks.ThereHarrymeetsMarvin,whoisacopywriter.HarryispuzzledbytheindependentandambitiousMarvin,whoisdifferentfromthewomeninBoston.WhenHarrygoeshomeoneweekend,heandMarvinrealizethattheyareinlovewitheachother.Harrythendeterminestomarryher,eventhoughhismother,Mary,isinillhealthandhisfather,Harry,Sr.,doesnotunderstandhisson'snewlifeinNewYork.Marvindoesnotwanttomarryrightawayandisconcernedoverthedifferencesintheirbackgrounds.WhenHarrygetswordthathisfatherisdying,herusheshomeandisbeggedbyHarry,Sr.tostayinBostonwiththefamily.WhilebusinessaffairsforcehimtostayoninBostonafterhisfather'sdeath,HarryyearnsforMarvin,andwhenMarysuggeststhatheinviteBillupforafewdays,HarryinvitesMarvinaswell.MarvinfeelsoutofplaceinBoston,especiallyasHarryhasnottoldhismotheroftheirrelationship.Meanwhile,BillflirtswithKay,towhomhehasalwaysbeenattracted,butwhoisnowengagedtofellowHarvardmanJoeBingham.AfterKaysuddenlybreaksherengagement,HarryadvisesJoetohaveashowdownwithheranddecidesthathemustdothesamewithMarvin,whohasreturnedtoNewYork.HegoestoherandsaysthattheywillmarrythenextdayandliveinBoston"foralittlewhile,"butsherefusesbecauseshehatesBoston'sstiflingatmosphereandfearsthatshewouldbedestroyedbyalackofindependence.Realizingthathebelongsathome,HarryleavesMarvin,whopromisesalwaystowaitforhimifhewantstocomeback.Sometimelater,Kay,whoserelationshipwithBillneverdeveloped,callsHarry.Findingthattheyareverymuchalike,theysoonfallinloveandmarry.ThedayafterHarry'sreminiscences,hislifeseemstobeinastateofdisorderandheimploresKaytogoawaywithhimrightaway.Shedismisseshistalkofloveandhappinessandsendshimofftotheoffice,towhichheislateforthefirsttimeinhislife.Marvinthencallsandheaskstocometoherhotel.Theretheykiss,havechampagneanddance,thenrealizethateverythingisthesamebetweenthem,eventheirdifferences.AfterleavingMarvin,HarryreturnstotheofficeandfindsKaywaitingoutside.AlthoughKayishurtthatHarryhasseenMarvin,shewantstogoawaywithhimandsaysthattheyhavealwayslovedeachother,sincetheirfirstdayindancingschool.KnowingthatKayisright,hehappilydrivesawaywithher.…