The Comte confides to his friend the Marquis of his intention to marry, but only "halfway". The Marquis agrees, and tells his friend how he and his wife live in harmony.
A husband has separated from his wife, who was brazenly cheating on him. While staying with his mistress, he sees his ex-wife again, and seems to have been won over by her charms. In revenge, he sets out to win her back.
In 1584, Vincent Gonzague, heir to the Duchy of Mantua, is to marry the daughter of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Medici. The wildest rumors circulate about the young man's virility.
Nicolas and Absalon, two young clerks, are hired by a notary whose wife, Diane, is a superb creature. Equally dazzled by her beauty, they decide to compete for her affections. What they don't know is that their old master is a voyeur.
Old weaver'young and dissatisfied wife behaves badly to her husband's cousin, Marietta and has an affair with worker, Luke. Marietta makes a plan for revenge.
Mr. Desgrands, a wealthy bourgeois, often changes his maid. The new one, Suzon, is very appetizing. And not shy at all. On the other side of the wall, through a cleverly dug hole, Jean the nephew doesn't miss a moment of the show.
The Baroness de Grangerie is bored and spends all her time sewing. Her husband doesn't pay much attention to her. Her life is suddenly transformed when she discovers a woman across the street, inviting men into her home.
Théophile, a young provincial schoolboy, arrives in Paris to spend a few days with his uncle. He is staying in an old love pavilion in the garden. On the wall, a tapestry depicts a mythological subject: Hercules at the feet of Omphale.