The Wayward Wife
April, 1957
One of the most sophisticated tales of the French storyteller, Guy de MaupassantIt was a small drawing room with thick hangings and with a faint aroma of flowers and perfume in the air. A large fire was burning in the grate, and one lamp, covered with a shade of old lace, on the corner of the mantelpiece, threw a soft light onto the two persons who were talking.She, the mistress of the house, was an adorable old lady with white hair; he was a very old friend, who had never married, a constant fr...
