The intensity of passions in the novel is not inferior to Shakespeare’s in the plays “Measure for Measure” and “All’s Well that Ends Well,” and the intrigue is equal to the best examples of the English detective story. Events take place in London at the end of the 16th century. A young woman, Olivia Tuckett, forced to marry a groom imposed by her family, does not want to share the marriage bed with her husband. In addition, the groom stated that he would only marry a virgin. What's a poor bride to do? And then, instead of herself, Olivia sends her maid, a virgin, very similar to the newlywed, into the bedroom, in the hope that in the twilight her husband will not notice the difference...