In a dark, narrow street in Paris lives an old widow and her pretty young daughter, sit by the window most days. They share a poor but contented existence, supporting themselves through embroidery work.
- They see a gentleman in a brown coat pass by in the mornings and return in the evenings.
- The mother always remarks that he appears either over-worked or in delicate health.
- The daughter ignores most of her remarks as her mother sees every passer-by as a possible protector for the daughter.
- But soon the gentleman begins to exchange glances with the daughter.
- A Second Home is a classic French romance novel by the great French novelist, Honoré de Balzac.
- It is an interesting investigation of a relationship between a normal person and a religious nutter.
