Summary
In a drawing-room universe where ennui drapes itself over mahogany like a lace doily, Jimmie Wickett—tailcoat crisp, soul wilted—ambles through matrimony’s echoing corridors until a single glimpse of Mrs. Chase detonates his routine. One dinner, one half-smile, and the man metamorphoses into a peacock: spats polished, moustache waxed to rapier points, heart galloping toward a clandestine luncheon that promises transgression but delivers only the brittle comedy of human appetite. The next morning he descends the staircase a reborn dandy, his wife’s laughter ricocheting off the silver as she names the very object of his infatuation. Permission granted, off he flutters—only to wait, wilt, and discover that the siren is as tardy as she is mortal. The rendezvous, stripped of erotic charge, becomes a tepid waltz of small talk and cooling consommé; two married mirages return to their domestic cages, relieved to shut the door on the banality of almost-adultery.
Synopsis
Jimmie Wickett's marital life becomes monotonous. At a dinner one evening he becomes infatuated with the charming Mrs. Chase. He invites her to lunch on the following day. Both are to keep the engagement a secret. Jimmie comes to the breakfast table the next morning dressed as a dapper youth. Mrs. Wickett, suspecting, comments laughingly on the effect that Mrs. Chase has had on her husband. Jimmie admits that he is taking Mrs. Chase to luncheon. Fine, says Mrs. Wickett. Mrs. Chase is late with her appointment. The luncheon develops into a boresome affair. Both return to their respective households contented with their respective mates.
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