Life is too short for a long story. Why not sit down and enjoy a short tale? A party of 19 people is assembled in Higher Crowstairs, a shepherd's cottage near Casterbridge. A stranger joins them to seek shelter for the rough weather. A second stranger comes in, and sings a song that reveals he's a hangman. A third strangers enters briefly, but then flees.时间太少，小说太长，不如读一篇短故事。
风雨交加的夜晚，一个荒凉的小屋之中迎来了三个陌生人，杯觥交错之下隐藏的是逃逸与杀戮......