Benjamin Clark has been desperately in love with his companion, the charming blonde Danielle Chanoir, for two years now. But the beautiful Frenchwoman only laughs at him, never missing an opportunity to make a sarcastic remark about him. Passion and tenderness for this fragile and inaccessible beauty coexist in Ben’s soul with indignation and resentment towards her. And this “hellish mixture” forces him to make an unexpected and daring proposal to the girl...