Robert Guilbert

Germain, a widower with two children, is thinking of remarrying for them. He leaves for the neighboring village, taking little Marie with him, who will work as a maid. He is to meet the widow Guérin, a nice catch. The little caravan wanders around the devil's pond. Seeing Marie's interest in the children, Germain decides to marry her.

A French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon.