Summary
In a narrative steeped in the precarious nature of domestic bliss, novelist Nicholas finds his familial serenity irrevocably fractured when scarlet fever descends upon his household, necessitating a stringent quarantine. His devoted wife, Anne, bravely embraces her role as caregiver, confining herself within the infected home, while Nicholas, exiled by public health decree, seeks refuge in the sterile anonymity of a town lodging. This abrupt severance from his domestic anchor, coupled with an encroaching loneliness, renders him susceptible to the alluring charms of Esmee, his artistic collaborator. What begins as a solace-seeking dalliance swiftly metastasizes into a ruinous affair, Esmee's voracious appetite for luxury inexorably draining Nicholas's financial reserves. The inevitable discovery of this marital transgression by Anne ignites not a storm of histrionics, but a calculated, chillingly precise strategem. With an almost surgical precision, she orchestrates a masterful scheme designed not merely to reclaim her husband, but to dismantle the mistress's influence and deliver a searing, unforgettable lesson in fidelity and consequence.
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The children of a a novelist, Nicholas, contract scarlet fever. His wife Anne stays in the house to take care of them, but the house is quarantined by the authorities and Nicholas, not being allowed in the house, takes a room in town until the quarantine is lifted. Lonely, he begins to feel attracted to his illustrator, Esmee. They begin an affair, but soon Nicholas finds that Esmee's expensive tastes are driving him to bankruptcy. His wife finds out about the affair, and devises a plan to teach her husband a lesson and get his mistress out of the picture at the same time.
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