The story begins in London as Lilia

The story begins in London as Lilia, the young widow of Charles Herriton departs for an extended tour of Italy, taking with her a companion (Caroline Abbott), who is supposed to keep her our of trouble. Lilia leaves her 8-year-old daughter Irma home with the Herritons. The Herritons are a snobbish upper middle class family ruled by an iron-willed matriarch, who has never approved of her daughter-in-law's unassuming and spontaneous nature.

The trouble begins when word arrives from the small town of Monteriano that Lilia has gotten engaged to an Italian man. Mrs. Herriton sends her son Philip to buy off the "wretched Italian" and bring Lilia home. But he arrives too late. The 32-year-old Lilia has already married Gino Carella, who is the unemployed son of a dentist and a decade younger than she is. Gino is charming and seems guileless, although he has no intention of adopting an English attitude toward marriage. Indeed, he has married Lilia for her money and expects her to become a proper Italian wife.

Later, Lilia dies in childbirth, but the baby survives. At first the Herritons intend to sever contact and not acknowledge the child. However, nudged by Miss Abbott, the unsuccessful chaperone, they decide to "save" the child from becoming an Italian. Once again, Philip goes to Italy to buy off Gino and bring the boy to England. Once again, he fails.

But this time, his aggressive sister Harriet intervenes; when all else fails, she steals the baby. Unfortunately, a mishap occurs, and the baby dies. Meanwhile, Philip has fallen in love with Miss Abbott who, in turn, has fallen for the recently remarried Gino. In the end it looks like Phillip and Miss Abbott will become "just good friends."

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 1:

Cerita dimulai di London sebagai Lilia, janda muda Charles Herriton berangkat untuk tur diperpanjang Italia, mengambil dengannya pendamping (Caroline Abbott), yang seharusnya untuk menjaga kami kesulitan. Lilia daun berusia 8 tahun putrinya Irma rumah dengan Herritons. Herritons adalah keluarga kelas menengah atas sombong diperintah oleh besi-menghendaki moyang Israel, yang telah tidak disetujui nya putri-di-hukum alam sederhana dan spontan.Masalahnya dimulai ketika kata tiba dari kota kecil Monteriano, bahwa Lilia mendapat bertunangan dengan seorang pria Italia. Ibu Herriton mengirimkan anaknya Filipus untuk membeli dari "Celaka Italia" dan membawa Lilia rumah. Tetapi dia datang terlambat. Lilia berusia 32 tahun telah sudah menikah Gino Carella, yang merupakan anak menganggur gigi dan satu dekade lebih muda dari dia. Gino menawan dan tampaknya polos, meskipun ia tidak mempunyai keinginan untuk mengadopsi sikap Inggris perkawinan. Memang, dia telah menikah Lilia untuk uang dan mengharapkan dia untuk menjadi istri Italia yang layak.Kemudian, Lilia meninggal dalam melahirkan, tetapi bayi bertahan. Pada awalnya Herritons bermaksud untuk memutuskan kontak dan tidak mengakui anak. Namun, mendorong oleh Miss Abbott, para pengawal gagal, mereka memutuskan untuk "menyelamatkan" anak dari menjadi seorang Italia. Sekali lagi, Filipus pergi ke Italia untuk membeli dari Gino dan membawa anak itu ke Inggris. Sekali lagi, dia gagal.But this time, his aggressive sister Harriet intervenes; when all else fails, she steals the baby. Unfortunately, a mishap occurs, and the baby dies. Meanwhile, Philip has fallen in love with Miss Abbott who, in turn, has fallen for the recently remarried Gino. In the end it looks like Phillip and Miss Abbott will become "just good friends."