After the American Revolutionary War, many pro-Confederate families lost all their wealth. This happened to Eliza’s family, and now the girl has to leave the small town where her childhood was spent happily in order to plunge into the life of Boston, full of dangerous temptations. Large streets, the shine of luxury store windows, full of shining silk and noble velvet. Alas, Eliza does not yet dream of being a customer in such places. To feed herself and educate her little sisters, she has to stand on the other side of the counter. But even a saleswoman can remain a true lady and find her true love. Literary processing of the text by Ekaterina Polyanskaya.