A láp virága

Pálfalvy Miklós, an irresponsible young man, son of a well-to-do landowner, gets involved in a case of bill forgery. The forged bills of exchange are seized by Mihályi, a banker and the young man's future father-in-law, who uses it to blackmail Miklós. The young man breaks ties with the Mihályi family and decides to go abroad, taking with him what is left of his money. Before he leaves, he goes to see Jessy, a nice-looking florist girl, someone he has been attracted to for some time now. They spend a happy day together. On his way home, Miklós is arrested and is imprisoned. Despaired, he attempts suicide, but, following the advice of the prison priest, he starts working in the smith's workshop of the prison, doing hard physical work, which does good to both his physical condition and his soul, along with the practical philosophy of the smith with whom he is working. After his release from prison, he breaks ties with his own social class, continuing to work as a smith. He then marries Jessy, his faithful lover. (Verleiher-Text)