Manuela

James Prothero fortythree years old and up to his ears in alcohol is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain and hes sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world Then he meets Manuela a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew and comes to realise that she too is a lost soul Gradually a love affair develops between them and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position