Идеальная жена

O chëm mechtaet moguchiĭ ryt͡sarʹ, kotoryĭ vernulsi͡a domoĭ iz krestovogo pokhoda? Zhenitʹsi͡a na vesëloĭ, pyshnoteloĭ i zdorovoĭ devushke. No narechënnai͡a Paėna Dzhervilli͡a, ledi Avelin Stroton, kazhetsi͡a podozritelʹno blednoĭ i slaboĭ. Avelin mechtaet statʹ idealʹnoĭ zhenoĭ svoemu ryt͡sari͡u, da tolʹko, kazhetsi͡a, na neë opolchilasʹ sama sudʹba. Bedni͡azhku vdrug nachinai͡ut presledovatʹ neudachi. Prosto khodi͡achee neschastʹe, a ne zhena! Dazhe brachnai͡a nochʹ oborachivaetsi͡a koshmarom. No Paėn nachinaet podozrevatʹ, chto za neschastʹi͡ami Avelin stoit chʹi͡a-to zlai͡a voli͡a…

What is the dream of a mighty knight who has returned home from a crusade? Marry a cheerful, buxom and healthy girl. But Paean Gerville's betrothed, Lady Aveline Stroton, seems suspiciously pale and weak. Aveline dreams of becoming the perfect wife for her knight, but it seems that fate itself has turned against her. The poor thing suddenly begins to suffer setbacks. Just a walking disaster, not a wife! Even the wedding night turns into a nightmare. But Paen begins to suspect that someone's evil will is behind Aveline's misfortunes.…