A Second Home, by Honoré de Balzac. Part II.
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 18 min
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Episode description
For Balzac, success in marital relations depended on partners being well matched both in temperament and in social class. In this story, a young lawyer marries a childhood friend, only to discover too late that she has become narrow-mindedly religious.
To escape the sanctimonious chill of this marital home, the lawyer sets up an impoverished seamstress as his mistress.
Translated by Clara Bell.
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