Life is too short for a long story. Why not sit down and enjoy a short tale? Marjor Shepherd's wife Mrs Shepherd, who comes from a lower social rank, accepting without complaint a mean and clandestine existence in their marriage. She understands that hiis family would never have anything to do with her...时间太少，小说太长，不如读一篇短故事。
在一段婚姻之中，妥协与放弃往往是因为爱。少校与下层女子相爱并结合，这段阶级差距明显的婚姻又将上演怎样的自私与深爱、强迫与妥协的博弈？