That in Aleppo Once... | The Narrator

‘‘That in Aleppo Once . . .’’ takes the form of a letter written by an unnamed narrator to V., a fellow Russian expatriate living in New York City. A harmless, earnest, and innocent man, the narrator is reduced to despair over his wife’s probable infidelity. Her seeming naiveté is what first attracted him to her. He met her several times ‘‘without experiencing any special emotions’’ and only kissed her on her hair (rather than, for example, her mouth or neck) when she said ‘‘something quaint.’’ He cannot imagine her as a potential adulteress. During a railway...

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