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An innocent train journey to the graduation ceremony of their brilliant son, Douglas, forever changes the lives of a middle aged couple when they hesitatingly engage in an intimate experiment. Douglas is about to become engaged to Frances, a talented girl of fine social standing. When Douglas becomes incurably deaf he has a scandalous affair with a shop assistant and produces a child. His fiance's father, a prominent judge, disparages Douglas. Isolated on a small farm and utterly impecunious, Douglas' great intellect allows him to set a legal precedent against all odds.

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