Camilla was a long-awaited child in her family, but in early childhood she lost both her parents. The girl was taken in by her aunt, and over time “tolerable” relations formed between them, based on indifference to each other. After finishing school, Camilla wants to move to the capital, but unexpectedly she finds a terrible discovery in her aunt’s house. The girl understands that this find will get rid of her—if she lets her guard down—but she also realizes she can’t destroy what she has found. Soon the girl’s past reveals itself from a new side, and Camilla learns that she isn’t a full orphan at all, but a child abandoned in childhood…