Magg waited for her fiancé, who had gone to fight in China, for four long years. People in society were already laughing at her, calling her an eternal bride; her mother tried to persuade her to pay attention to another gentleman. And then the girl decided: she herself would swim towards her happiness. The path from England to China is not close, and, as we know, anything can happen at sea, especially if the captain of the ship is a young, charming and eccentric count. What does the future hold for Magg? The girl does not know, trusting the will of the waves and wind.