Individual Reading (Part 1)

The narrator confessed that when first he had made acquaintance with Charles Strickland, he had never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Charles Strickland lived in London with his family and worked in a London bank. The narrator was a friend of Mrs. Strickland, he liked her children and he understood that these children could be proud of. As for Charles Strickland, he led a quite life. His wife liked to be among famous people and she often organized dinners where she gathered the writers. These meetings were dull and their talks were borrow, having the connection with the wine and cigarettes. Sometimes Mr. Strickland took part in these noble parties. Once the Stricklands went to have a rest at the sea. Mr. Strickland had to return to work earlier leaving his wife and children there. A month later Mrs. Strickland wrote her husband about their coming back to London, but she received an answer that her husband didn’t want to live with them any more. It was a shock for her and for London society.