Don Pedro, the elegant landowner of Puerto Rico, is conquered by Astree, the rebellious travelling Swedish woman. They get married and have a child. Their relationship begins to change and Don holds Astree a prisoner. Homesicked, all Astree's pent-up hatred of her husband and his island breaks out when her childhood friend Dr. Sven appears to investigate the cause of a vicious fever to which the island has fallen prey. Don is determined at all costs to prevent the epidemic from becoming public knowledge in order to save his fruit export business. 　　译文(2): 堂 · 佩德罗，波多黎各优雅的土地所有者，被阿斯特里征服了，这个叛逆的瑞典旅行女人。他们结婚生子。他们的关系开始改变，唐把阿斯特里囚禁起来。当她儿时的朋友斯文医生似乎在调查一场恶性发烧的原因时，阿斯特里对她丈夫和他的岛屿的所有积压已久的仇恨爆发了。唐决心不惜一切代价防止疫情成为公众的知识，以挽救他的水果出口业务。