The Secrets We Keep
December, 1998
In a little-known story of Ferenc Molnár's (familiar only to a small group of discerning Hungarians), an elderly couple, vacationing at the seaside, reflects on the pleasures and travails of a long and rewarding marriage.Lulled into carelessness by the ocean breeze, the husband makes a confession:"You've always suspected that I had an affair with the greengrocer's daughter. And I've always maintained that my attentions to her were innocent. Well...now it can be told. I did have an affair wi...
