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by W. Somerset Maugham
A superficial young woman is found out in an affair by her husband, who then forces her to accompany him on a mission of great risk.
Opening
A few passages to enter the atmosphere.
She gave a startled cry.
“What’s the matter?” he asked.
Notwithstanding the darkness of the shuttered room he saw her face on a sudden distraught with terror.
“Someone just tried the door.”
“Well, perhaps it was the amah, or one of the boys.”
The Painted Veil
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