One character in this novel is only able to say the word "shuttlecocks" after learning that her lover slit his throat with a pen knife.
One character in this novel is only able to say the word "shuttlecocks" after learning that her lover slit his throat with a pen knife. The first sign of conflict in this novel comes when one of its characters touches the wrist of another character's husband at the site of Martin Luther's original Protest. Its main character spends his fortune on his mistress La Dolciquita, and begins a relationship with Maisie Maidan, who dies after learning of his motives for moving to Nauheim. Its narrator's wife commits suicide after catching her lover in the park with Nancy Rufford, and first encounters the title character because of her faked heart condition. Beginning "This is the saddest story I have ever heard," this novel describes the affair between Florence and the husband of Leonora. For 10 points, name this novel narrated by John Dowell, whose wife cheats on him with Edward Ashburnham, written by Ford Madox Ford.
One character in this novel is only able to say the word "shuttlecocks" after learning that her lover slit his throat with a pen knife.
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