The Faithful Wife (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Morley Callaghan
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Plot: Sketch
- Time of Work: The late 1920's
- Setting: A train station restaurant and a nearby boardinghouse
- Principal Characters: George, Steve, Lola
- Genres: Short fiction, Sketch
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Marriage, Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, 1920’s, Adultery, Loneliness, Shyness, Dating
- Locales: United States
The Story
George has been working at the lunch counter of a train station restaurant in order to save money for college. It is his last day on the job before he leaves. The restaurant is frequented by young women on their lunch hours. Though these women usually avoid contact with the three other men who work at the restaurant, they occasionally chat with George. Though not a handsome man, George has a polite and generous nature and is well liked by Steve, the restaurant's manager.
George always notices one particular young woman (later identified as Lola) who comes to...
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