The Man on the Bench in the Barn

Download or read book The Man on the Bench in the Barn written by Georges Simenon and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1969 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two couples, Ray and Mona Sanders and Donald and Isabel Dodd, attend a party together. On their way home, a violent snowstorm prevents Dodd's car from reaching the house. The four set out on foot, when they arrive, Ray has gone missing. Donald pretends to go looking for him in the snow, but, stupefied by fatigue and alcohol, he prefers to take refuge in the barn. As the night passes, Donald considers that his attachment to Ray is in fact only a badly disguised envy for a man who has succeeded financially. He begins to hate Ray and is convinced that he has just killed him by not coming to his aid. Donald's physical and moral state deteriorates as he is tortured by his fantasies.