What does the stern knight, returning from the Crusades, want? To marry a plump, cheerful girl who would become his faithful friend and bring the joy of marital love. But Lady Evelyn Straughton seems too pale and sickly to him. And constantly strives to faint! Not a wife, but a waking nightmare. This is what Sir Pan de Jerville thinks until he untangles the numerous lacings that are dragging the bride down. Only after that he understands: he has got a real pearl...