Sitting with the dead -- Traditions -- Justina's priest -- An evening out -- Graillis's legacy -- Solitude -- Sacred statues -- Rose wept -- Big bucks -- On the streets -- The dancing-master's music -- A bit on the side.
Summary:
In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges his shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents' unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume's title story, a middle-age accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair.
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