This is the disaster for the Veyron-Lafitte. Régine, the maid, has just given up her apron and the meal is not ready for the dinner guests, the Gachassins. Adèle arrives at their house as a maid and saves the day. Very quickly, the masters of the place realize that she has the gift of seeing the future. Adèle predicts that the Gachassins will not come, which will be verified.

Adèle, parce-qu'elle a le don de voyance, est chassée de la campagne. Elle trouve refuge chez les Vernon-Laffite, où elle travaille. Et alors qu'elle devient la maîtresse du fils de la famille, Antoine, Adèle voit son don disparaître...