"A Sexless Wife Finds Pleasures" The narrator apologizes to his wife for being late for work. He tells her that he'll be home soon, and she apologizes, saying that she's too tired to be alone with him. He apologizes again, and they talk about his wife's sex life. The narrator says that his wife is a "sexless wife" who finds pleasure in "pleasures" , and he apologizes for not being able to find her earlier. He says he's sorry, but he can't find her alone, because he has to go get his "husband" . He asks her if she'd like to stay for a little while, but she says that she doesn't want to, because her husband was "drunk and lapsed" on the street. He gives her a beer or a no-alcohol drink, and the two of them talk about how old they are, and how old their wives are. They joke that they could be "classmates," and the narrator says, "