Transcriber’s Note
- Obvious typographic errors and omissions silently corrected.
- Variations in hyphenation and spelling kept as in the original.
Except for the following:
- p. 201 “to-day” to “today”
The way of all earth
About This Book
The narrative sketches the daily rhythms and social currents of a middle-class household and its neighborhood, following commuters, office life, errands, and evening gatherings. Through attentive scenes of markets, trains, parlors, and small domestic tasks, it examines how comforts, conveniences, and shared habits shape relationships and aspirations. Social interactions—visits, invitations, and memories of earlier intimacy—reveal tensions between continuity and change. The book assembles these episodic moments into an observational portrait of family life and the quiet negotiations that sustain ordinary stability.