RKS New Zealand Literature: If Only Isabel Had Not Gone to Paris…. (Katherine Mansfield)

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But the imbecile thing, the absolutely extraordinary thing was that he hadn’t the slightest idea that Isabel wasn’t as happy as he. God, what blindness! He hadn’t the remotest notion in those days that she really hated that inconvenient little house, that she thought the fat nanny was ruining the babies, that she was desperately lonely, pining for new people and new music and new pictures and so on. If they hadn’t gone to that studio party at Moira Morisson’s-if Moira Morrison hadn’t said as they were leaving, “I’m going to Paris to rescue your wife, selfish man. She’s like an exquisite little Titania”- if Isabel hadn’t gone to Paris with Moira-if-if….

Katherine Mansfield, “Marriage à La Mode” , 1922

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Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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