The story describes how the author met Audrey as part of his family during World War II in Holland when he was seven and she thirteen. Audrey lived with her mother and grandfather in Arnhem, close to where the author spent his vacations with his grandparents, with whom Audrey's mother was related. Eager to become a ballerina, Audrey took ballet lessons at the Arnhem Conservatory during the war. The author remembers Audrey's lovely smile and how she endeared him with her goodbye kiss. The story further details how enchanted he was when he met her again much later in life in Switzerland, then a famous film star, at a very private party, and could share memories with her of those frightful World War II days.