At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago, she was the Duchess of Langeais, and he her most persistent suitor.
Antoinette de Langeais
Armand de Montriveau
Princess de Blamont-Chauvry
Vidame de Pamiers
Clara de Serizy
De Marsay
Julien
Le Mere superieure