A dim day

by Niyas Manhappatta in English Short Stories

The yellow gaslight that came with an effect of difficulty through the dust-stained windows on either side of the door gave strange hues to the faces and forms of the three women who stood gabbling in the hallway of ...Read Moretenement. They made rapid gestures, and in the background their enormous shadows mingled in terrific conflict."Aye, she ain't so good as he thinks she is, I'll bet. He can watch over 'er an' take care of 'er all he pleases, but when she wants t' fool 'im, she'll fool 'im. An' how does he know she ain't foolin' im' now?""Oh, Read Less