The proposal of the cynical moneylender Grun was simple and clear: in order to save himself from certain ruin, the brilliant Earl of Inchester must marry his daughter. Of course, only for appearances!.. The arrogant regular at the salons, clubs and drawing rooms of London society with displeasure sacrificed his reputation as a bachelor and gave birth to a rich bride’s dowry - he sacrificed, not yet suspecting that very soon he would begin a real battle for the heart of his own wife, the beautiful Benita, a girl. , whose obstinacy seems to be tamed neither by love nor by cheerful cunning...