An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
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An ‘usband should be plain enough to sit at his settle, and simple-minded enough to accept the stew on his plate, rather than looking round ev’ry corner for a more succulent chop,’ declares Elsie.

— Emmanuelle de Maupassant, The Gentlemen's Club
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