Beware of Pity
Hofmiller, a young and charming soldier, has been invited to dinner in the big-end-of-town and to his delight is making a wonderful impression. He utters a faux pas when he asks Edith, daughter of Baron Kekesfalva, to dance: Edith is paralysed from the waist down. This moment is portrayed as so utterly mortifying to Hofmiller […]