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A linked set of realist short stories that examines individuals caught between desire and social constraint. Scenes move from intimate domestic interiors to public and maritime settings, tracing characters who confront illness, stalled ambitions, failing relationships, and moral compromise. The narratives emphasize psychological interiority and social detail, portraying yearning for freedom, the costs of convention, and tensions of class and urban life. Varied in tone, the pieces offer episodic portraits that combine stark observation with empathy, focusing on ordinary choices and the ironies of everyday existence.

Transcriber’s Note:

Minor errors and omissions in punctuation and spelling have been fixed.

Page 31: “never any flare” changed to “never any flair

Page 42: “eying him sympathetically” changed to “eyeing him sympathetically”.

Page 50: “sometimes thought, cold, lips were now parted in” was transposed with “a faint, gracious smile, or trace of one. He had”. This has been corrected.

Page 67: “Larvæ and chrysalis” changed to “Larvæ and chrysalises”.

Page 72: “jaws in his neck” changed to “neck in his jaws”.

Page 202: “the rout of street cars” changed to “the route of street cars”.

Page 205: “Dontcha like me?” changed to “Don’tcha like me?”.

Page 256: “influence her help” changed to “influence her to help”.

Page 263: “that’s you real” changed to “that’s your real”.

Page 332: “Just as he thought” changed to “Just as she thought”.

Page 339: “Cézanne, Goguin, Matisse,” changed to “Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse,”.