The wife did the can-can dance.
He told his wife that he would go
out for a drive.  attention.
The wife didn’t ask where he was
going.
He was astonished by her
attitude.
Characters: the wife,
the husband, Sarah
(the husband’s lover)
Settings: their house,
a café, and a lake
house
The dance captured his
He was intrigued by her
attractiveness.
He didn’t want to meet his
mistress.
- The desire to stay home with
his wife vs the meeting He told Sarah he was
arranged with his lover
thinking about someone
- Holding his lover vs thinking dancing the can-can.
about his wife