With,a,view,to,escaping,both,boredom,as,a,junior,G.P.,and,unwanted,womanly,advances,,young,doctor,Simon,Sparrow,becomes,a,medical,officer,on,\"the,Lotus\",,an,all-male,cargo,ship.,As,soon,as,he,sets,foot,on,board,,Simon,encounters,various,eccentric,characters,(including,quick-tempered,,authoritarian,,whisky-,addicted,captain,Hogg)and,gets,involved,in,many,an,embarrassing,situation,(including,seasickness).,In,Rio,he,gets,to,know,Hélène,Colbert,a,sexy,young,French,singer,and,falls,under,her,spell.,When,woman,hater,Hogg,is,forced,to,take,on,two,female,characters,,Muriel,Mallet,,the,daughter,of,the,shipping,company,and,her,friend,...,Hélène,on,his,freighter,,Simon,is,delighted!
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