The Short Story 

A good short story leads the reader along. Sometimes it is based on an interplay of ideas; sometimes it deals with conflict between characters; sometimes it just relies on a series of simple events, skilfully arranged. The following story does all three, it considers the idea of love, it develops the tensions between a man anda woman; above all, it depends on its simplicity, culminating in a neat climax. It was originally submitted to the Evening News, a London newspaper that included a daily short story. It subjects us to the uncertainty that lies at the heart of many relationships, the feeling that one party does not really know what the other is thinking.