A woman raised on a remote South Seas island arrives at a prosperous Boston household to claim an unexpected inheritance, provoking a family conflict over a contested will. Over four acts the household’s members — a proud matron, a cautious husband, social daughters, a restless son-in-law, and an outspoken young girl — negotiate legal threats, social expectations, and cultural misunderstandings. Action shifts from an ornate drawing-room to a mountain camp, and the play contrasts natural life and city respectability while examining greed, principle, and the pressures placed on women and family reputation.