Here is the summary of the story, the address, by Marga Minco. The story b
egins with the narrator of the story, standing at the door of a house, speakin
g to a woman who had answered the door. The narrator had travelled some
distance to meet the woman. Even though the narrator
introduced herself, the woman did not show any flicker of recognition. The
narrator wondered if she was at the right address. Just then, she noticed th
at the woman was wearing a cardigan that had once belonged to her mothe
r. The narrator was now sure that she was at the right address.
The woman, however, refused to speak to the narrator and closed the door.
The narrator looked again at the address just outside the door. It was what
she remembered. As she walked back to the railway station, ignoring the fa
miliarity of the streets, her thoughts went back to her mother, who
had given her the address. One day, the narrator had returned home to find
many things missing from their house. On enquiring about it, her mother ha
d told her that an old acquaintance, Mrs. Darling, had turned up suddenly af
ter several years. She had offered to safeguard their prized possessions du
ring
the war. The narrator's mother had felt rather obligated to Mrs. Darling for t
aking such a big risk. The narrator then remembered the only time she had
seen Mrs. Darling. Mrs. Darling had been on her way out of the house with
a packed suitcase, and her mother had briefly introduced
the two to each other. It was then that her mother had told her Mrs. Darling'
s address, Marconi Street, No. 46, House. After the war, the narrator had h
ad little interest in the objects that had survived the war, unlike her loved on
es. She had no longer felt a connection
them. However, when things had returned to normalcy, she had decided to
pay a visit to Mrs. Darling. After her unsuccessful first attempt, the narrator
decided to go back again. Mrs. Darling wasn't at home, and her daughter le
t the narrator into the house. On entering the house, the narrator was
egins with the narrator of the story, standing at the door of a house, speakin
g to a woman who had answered the door. The narrator had travelled some
distance to meet the woman. Even though the narrator
introduced herself, the woman did not show any flicker of recognition. The
narrator wondered if she was at the right address. Just then, she noticed th
at the woman was wearing a cardigan that had once belonged to her mothe
r. The narrator was now sure that she was at the right address.
The woman, however, refused to speak to the narrator and closed the door.
The narrator looked again at the address just outside the door. It was what
she remembered. As she walked back to the railway station, ignoring the fa
miliarity of the streets, her thoughts went back to her mother, who
had given her the address. One day, the narrator had returned home to find
many things missing from their house. On enquiring about it, her mother ha
d told her that an old acquaintance, Mrs. Darling, had turned up suddenly af
ter several years. She had offered to safeguard their prized possessions du
ring
the war. The narrator's mother had felt rather obligated to Mrs. Darling for t
aking such a big risk. The narrator then remembered the only time she had
seen Mrs. Darling. Mrs. Darling had been on her way out of the house with
a packed suitcase, and her mother had briefly introduced
the two to each other. It was then that her mother had told her Mrs. Darling'
s address, Marconi Street, No. 46, House. After the war, the narrator had h
ad little interest in the objects that had survived the war, unlike her loved on
es. She had no longer felt a connection
them. However, when things had returned to normalcy, she had decided to
pay a visit to Mrs. Darling. After her unsuccessful first attempt, the narrator
decided to go back again. Mrs. Darling wasn't at home, and her daughter le
t the narrator into the house. On entering the house, the narrator was
