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Smile

By: D.H. Lawrence
Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
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Summary

"Smile" is one of Lawrence's shorter pieces, a thumbnail sketch of an idea. A man is relieved that his wife is dead and struggles to hide his relief when confronted with his wife's body. The relief breaks out into a smile, which he struggles to excuse. How much better it would have been, Lawrence seems to be saying, if he had just laughed out loud!

Public Domain (P)2022 Alan Avery

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