The Physiology of Marriage, Part 2

This work continues a satirical and prescriptive examination of conjugal life, combining aphoristic marital policy with social observation and illustrative anecdotes. It proposes practical principles for husbands—perpetual dissimulation, cautious interpretation of words and actions, and tactical self-control—while analysing jealousy, suspicion, and the mechanics of power within households. Economic anxieties, gift-giving, and public appearances are discussed alongside strategies for detecting and managing perceived infidelity. Interleaved are moral reflections and vivid vignettes that dramatize how vanity, calculation, and habit shape intimate relationships.