MR.VINCENT EGG AND THE WAGE OF SIN H.C. BUNNER

An elder man living out his latter days in Paris and working part time writing for a tour guide spends one week every month drinking himself into a stupor between writing jobs and having no concern for other people's problems until his laundress (washerwoman) shares her miserable life with him, giving him a reason to care for others. For more HC Bunner narrated stories visit our Bunner collection at:  https://www.bestof1001stories.com/show/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/categories/hc-bunner/