At first it seems the marriage proposal has been made. The whole office is witness. And most importantly, Masha Koshkina’s greatest wish—to be close to Nikolay Goncharov, an experienced, handsome, successful man—has come true. Rejoice, put the bird of happiness in a golden cage and whistle a duet with it! But for Masha, times have come that are by no means peaceful. Every new stage in her relationship with Nikolay reveals to her a side of life that this romantic girl didn’t even suspect existed. How can she, the daughter of ordinary doctors, fit into the circle of a suitor who belongs to a completely different social class? How to learn to discuss a problem rather than hide from it like an ostrich? How to cope with jealousy? How to keep her will when she so wants to submit and dissolve in the power of the most wonderful man?