[1][2][3] Having received an injury during the exercises, the sailor Chizhik is sent by the orderly to the house of Captain Luzgin.

Wife of the captain of a young beautiful woman is very cruel to the orderly, constantly humiliating him, counting a servant.

The only joy in the life of the sailor is communication with the little sadchuk Shura, a kind, fair and sensitive boy.

A vigilant nurse, not for a moment leaving Shura, sits Chizhik at his bed, literally fighting with death.

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