Summary

Josephine accidentally cut her wrist while peeling potatoes. Her emotional reaction was that she should just give up and die, but she pulled herself together and stopped the bleeding. She watched her husband play chess with himself on the balcony just off their fifth floor apartment. Antonio announced victory and then poured himself a cocktail, even though it was only mid-day. He watered and pruned the plants on the balcony then headed inside. He glanced at Josephine and noticed her weight gain, and longed for the early days of their marriage when she was slim and their girls were little. He told his wife that he was leaving for a walk and not to wait for him to have lunch. She questioned him about his search for a job and chastised him for not be willing to take whatever he could find in...