Across the Bridge (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mavis de Trafford Young
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Around 1950
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Sylvie Castelli, Madame Castelli, Monsieur Castelli, Arnaud Pons, Monsieur Pons, Bernard Brunelle, Monsieur Brunelle
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s
- Locales: France
The Story
Sylvie Castelli recalls the time when she and her mother walked together near the Place de la Concorde in Paris. As they cross a bridge, Sylvie shocks her mother by saying that she does not love her fiancé, Arnaud Pons, and that she would rather marry another man, Bernard Brunelle. Madame Castelli questions her daughter, and is misled by Sylvie's vague, diffident answers, which convince her that Bernard Brunelle has written Sylvie a letter proposing marriage. Believing that Sylvie can marry Bernard instead of Arnaud, Madame Castelli impulsively dumps her daughter's...
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