The Wine Dealer's Wife
May, 1959
Henri Métulet, a wholesale wine dealer, had the most charming wife in Paris. When she walked down the Champs-Élysées women stared in obvious envy at her face and figure. In social gatherings people enjoyed her sparkling wit. Monsieur Métulet watched his wife closely, and when he saw her even talk to another man there were angry scenes in which he accused her of infidelity. "If that's the way he is going to be," she said to herself, "I'll try to act in such a way as to merit his ac...