Daily puzzle

Put A Pair of Silk Stockings back in order

Seven beats from our edition of A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. Fifteen dollars Mrs Sommers unexpectedly comes into fifteen dollars and feels its weight as something grand and important.
  2. The careful plan She maps out sensible purchases for her children, taking pride in stretching the money wisely.
  3. The silk Faint and resting at a counter, her hand falls on silk stockings and the soft luxury overtakes her.
  4. One thing leads to another She buys the stockings, then fine boots, gloves, and magazines, each indulgence pulling the next.
  5. Lunch and theatre She dines alone in comfort and spends the afternoon at a play, fully inhabiting a life of ease.
  6. The day fades The matinee ends and Mrs Sommers must rejoin the ordinary world she briefly left behind.
  7. The car home On the cable car a stranger reads her face and her wish that the ride, and the day, would never end.