A Service of Love
Author: O. Henry
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Languages: English, RU, Italian
Genre: Romance, Satire, Short story
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Two young artists newly married in a cramped New York flat vow to support each other's ambitions no matter the sacrifice.
Characters
- Joe Larrabee — aspiring painter: Young painter from the Midwest who came to New York to study art under the celebrated Magister.
- Delia — aspiring musician: Southern girl with a gift for piano who came to New York to study under Herr Rosenstock and married Joe.
- Magister — painting master: Celebrated painting teacher in whose classes Joe is enrolled, known for his high fees.
- Herr Rosenstock — piano teacher: Delia's demanding piano instructor, renowned as a disturber of the piano keys.