Oh goodness, same game different time and place. Still happening now. This story was excellent. Keep them coming.

Hubris, Maugham's favorite subject. In this story, it is the English disdain of the hubris of the French (you have to listen to the introductory sentences carefully). We understand, of course, that the Senator/Minister never saw Lisette again. She'd slowly purchased land with her hero father and saved every spare sou, kept her lover so that their relationship could endure, then gotten the Minister to stake their marriage with a million francs and a new car. Obviously, they drove straight to her father's home. 🤷 [INSERT GALLIC SHRUG HERE]

This is a tale of logic and business deals. Given their respective needs and circumstance, all the characters involved came together to devise a plan that worked well for all of them.

This is a fabulous channel. I haven't read this SM story, and thoroughly enjoyed your narration of it Such eventual no nonsense dialogue and reasonable discussion, and understanding...most enjoyable. Many thanks from Ruth x

Much truth in this story even though we modern Americans are loath to admit it!

Yes… the complexity of relationships when age differences and money are involved! Wonderful story….

This narrator’s reading is appreciably better. Thank you.

Great realistic story. And not a thing has changed.

Sommerset Maugham. A great writer.

Wit never becomes obsolete.

I found this story quietly searing. By the title, I thought it was going to be some heady, philosophic work. Instead it's about how hypocrisy functions to underpin and support social order.

A brilliant story and a brilliant narrator! Thanks and greetings from Germany!

Thanks

Thank you for the uploads ❤by the the way this AI voice is more agreeable than the others you have being using more frequently ;))

Excellent ❤

What is the red button on his cost refer to ?

Oh, dear Mr. Maugham ❤

Lovely.❤

Very well drawn main characters. Well written. Such felicity in style contrasts with Maugham”s infeilicitous real life comportment

Enjoyed listening very much, especially the end😂

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Based. Unrelated: I assume even a man of your calibre must needs resort to an e-reader at times when a book is inconvenient. What do you have/recommend? Anyone else with a strong opinion please chime in as well.

Is this an ai narator???

I don't like this french senate man. He represent all those men who do wrong but when got fooled , he plays victim card of self pity.

.....no drama....but...only Franch love....ha...ha

Every last one of these people were some of the most vain, selfish, and silly people I've ever come across...??

Male fantasy garbage so far

Hi 👋, Many thanks this is the third story I listen immediately after one another😁 Respectfully, Grace 🩰