Who is George Talbot from Stories and what is their importance? Stories_(Lessing) English & Literature George Talbot | Stories

George Talbot is sixty-years-old when his mistress informs him that she is leaving him and will not return. After hearing the news, he struggles with depression and loneliness..... eventually becoming so sick that he needs to hire a nurse. Over time, George realizes that he doesn't want the nurse to leave. She responds by telling him that he is in the "habit of loving".