An Uncomfortable Bed by Guy de Maupassant

An Uncomfortable Bed by Guy de Maupassant

3 pages, eBook

Where I Got It: EastoftheWeb.com

Story Rating: 4 Stars

Content Ratings:

Violence: Mild-Moderate-Brutal

Swearing: Clean-Light-Filthy

Sexual Content: White-Pink-Red

Paranoid - Humorous - Intriguing

Summary:

A man is so certain that his friends intend to play a practical joke on him that he can’t sleep.

My Thoughts:

Cute story of a man spending all day in expectation of something, at first with pleasure, but as time goes on with increasing nervousness. It’s odd how having to wait extraordinarily long for something can make you less eager to receive it.

Quotes:

“My friends were fond of practical joking, as all my friends are. I do not care to know any other sort of people.” -Guy de Maupassant, An Uncomfortable Bed

“During the entire evening, everyone laughed in an exaggerated fashion. I smelled a practical joke in the air, as a dog smells game.” -Guy de Maupassant, An Uncomfortable Bed

“I searched in my memory for all the practical jokes of which I ever had experience. And I did not want to be caught.” -Guy de Maupassant, An Uncomfortable Bed