Shaviansocialsatire.Odetteisanactresswho'snowthemistressofagovernmentminister.Herhouseholdofcook,maid,andchauffeurneedsavalet.OntheeveofgoingwiththeministertoDeauville,sheengagesDésiré,arobustandtalkativeman,eventhroughhismostrecentemployer,acountess,intimatesimproprieties.Thingsgowellforashorttime:thewealthytalkabouttheservants,theservantstalkabouttheiremployers.Then,DésiréhasexplicitdreamsaboutOdette;hisoutburstswakethemaidinthenextroomnightly.Odettehasthesamedreameachnight,awakingtheministerandhisjealousy.Isthereanydecorouswaytohandlethesesubconsciousattractions?