参(🈯)与了戊(wù )戌变法的举(jǔ )人易君(jun1 )恕(📒)仓惶出(chū )逃,束手就(😘)擒之际,被(🕰)英国(🤴)牧师林(🔧)若(🎗)翰搭(dā )救,入(🛤)住香(🍖)港(gǎng )翰园林(lín )若翰家(jiā )中。林(lín )养女倚阑是中国海(hǎi )员遗(yí )孤,养育成(chéng )典型(👑)的英(yīng )国(guó )淑女,受到香(🙍)港(gǎng )绅士迟(chí )孟(mèng )桓的追求。倚阑(lán )的傲慢(màn )与(yǔ )偏见使易(🙁)君(jun1 )恕难以存身(shēn ),他外出谋生(shēng )遇挚友(yǒu )新安县(🧚)举人(🔩)邓(🥁)伯(🌚)雄,邓氏反对(🖲)英夷(❔)拓界(🦗),决意死(sǐ )战,易、(🗞)邓志同道合。邓伯雄为(🌞)联合文氏(shì )大族(💪)抗英,娶文心(xīn )瑜为(wéi )妻(👃)。