General Dmitry Korf sets a condition: his bride must be innocent! It would seem that the charming Masha Stroilova fully meets his requirements. However, Corfu has no idea what sin the beauty is hiding. The maid replaces Masha on the marriage bed, but the shameful deception is revealed... The spouses are forced to live together, hating each other: he is for deception, she is for indifference. Many years pass, filled with the most tragic events for France, where Dmitry serves in the Russian embassy, and for the spouses themselves, before both understand: happiness for them is unthinkable without love and it is not too late to start all over again... The book was also published under the titles “Duel on marriage bed" and "French drink of love."