Several years ago, young Daphne Honeycoat, in order to save her family from poverty, agreed to pose for a talented artist - and now, when luck and prosperity have returned again, this noble but desperate prank threatens the girl with shame and grief. Benjamin Eliot, Earl of Foxburn, her admirer and, unfortunately, the owner of one of the paintings, sharply condemns the “bold” attire of the model and the defiant romanticism of the work itself. What will happen if he takes possession of the second portrait? Will Daphne’s heart, in which a timid but ardent passion for the stern count has already awakened, be broken forever? Thus begins the story of fun and amazing adventures that have captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world!..