A sequence of episodic scenes set on a Caribbean island follows a homesick young man and a woman who delights in the sea after a chance meeting on a mountain slope. Their developing acquaintance is traced through hotel salons, mountain hideaways, and city streets as bouts of flirtation and comic misunderstanding alternate with threats of local unrest, illness, and shifting fortunes. The narrative blends light romance and witty banter with observational sketches of exile, cultural friction, and the island’s political and natural hazards across distinct, self-contained chapters.