Project Gutenberg 2007-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 93 King, Basil 1859 1928 King, William Benjamin Basil Flagg, James Montgomery 1877 1960 Flagg, J. Montgomery 14014232 The Letter of the Contract Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Letter of the Contract" by Basil King is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the complexities of love and commitment as experienced by its main character, Edith, who grapples with her marriage to Chip and the feelings of betrayal that arise when his past relationships intrude upon their seemingly stable life. At the start of the narrative, Edith reflects on a pivotal moment that could have altered her life trajectory. Instead of checking on her children, she writes a note and gazes out the window, noticing a forlorn girl in gray waiting outside. This small act leads her to observe her husband as he tips toes to watch the girl, igniting a series of questions and doubts about his fidelity. As the morning unfolds, an unsettling scenario becomes apparent when Chip departs in a motor vehicle with the girl, deepening Edith's internal conflict of trust and insecurity. The opening sets a tense atmosphere of impending emotional turmoil that foreshadows the intricate layers of betrayal, loyalty, and the expectations of marital bonds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Divorce -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 265851 265753 2024-10-09T05:37:52.977605 2023-09-09T08:06:15.156650 text/html text/html 268958 2007-01-25T13:57:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 871246 2007-01-25T13:57:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 971697 2024-10-09T05:37:59.988552 application/epub+zip 971249 2024-10-09T05:37:55.049614 application/epub+zip 168829 2024-10-09T05:37:53.747594 application/epub+zip 1101400 2024-10-09T05:38:03.579524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1074192 2024-10-09T05:37:59.034541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236568 2022-09-09T14:38:10.500041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237456 237373 2024-10-09T05:37:52.079583 2023-09-09T08:06:14.420643 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 237228 2007-01-25T13:57:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91019 2007-01-25T13:57:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237221 2007-01-25T13:57:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90953 2007-01-25T13:57:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22396 2024-10-09T05:38:03.726529 application/rdf+xml 11531 2024-10-09T05:37:54.305571 image/jpeg 3529 2024-10-09T05:37:54.024577 image/jpeg 940751 2024-10-09T05:37:53.026571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia