Novels by the famous Austrian writer Zwerg (1881-1942). The author of the novel is a noble wife, who tells the unforgettable 24 hours in her life. Mrs. C died at the age of 4 1, and her two sons have grown up. She is a widow. I went to Monte Carlo in March of the following year and went to a casino out of curiosity. She became interested in the gambler's ever-changing feel. In the hands of countless double gamblers, one hand trembled with extreme tension. Mrs. C looked up and turned her eyes to her master's face: it was an expressive young man's face, but it was full of pain and despair, and Mrs. C was surprised and scared. Suddenly the man stood up and walked out of the door. An inexplicable force drove Mrs. C to follow. The man lay on a bench in the street as if he were dead. It is raining heavily at this time. Mrs. c couldn't help but pick up the man and gave him one hundred francs to find a hotel. The man refused to accept money; Mrs. C dragged him to the door of a hotel, opened the door and pushed him in. Unexpectedly, the man suddenly pulled her into the door and then pulled her into the room. The next day, Mrs. C suddenly woke up and found a half-naked man lying beside her, terrified and ready to run away. But the man looked at her excitedly, full of tenderness in infinite gratitude. Mrs. c's fears disappeared without a trace, and there were only pride and sacred feelings. She was glad that she had saved the life of a pure young man. The young man was an excellent college student, but he caught a bad habit in the casino and couldn't extricate himself. Finally, he lost everything and tried to commit suicide. Mrs. c happily asked the young people to take the oath in the church. The young man wept bitterly, thanked Mrs. C for her kindness and vowed never to set foot in the casino again. At the invitation of my cousin, Mrs. C asked the young man to go back to the hotel first, meet him at the station at 7: 30 in the evening and send him home. At cousin's house, Mrs. C was in a daze, complaining of headache, and went back to the apartment. An impulse made her decide to run away with the young man. Unexpectedly, when she was about to go out, her cousin came to visit the sick, so Mrs. C had to perfunctory her. But time is ruthless, and there are only seven minutes to leave the car. Mrs. c pushed through the crowd crazily and rushed to the station. But the train has left ... Mrs. C is disappointed. In order to recall the young people's every move, she returned to the casino, eager to imagine the young people from gamblers. As soon as she entered the casino, she froze: the young man is gambling there! Mrs. c is angry. She grabbed him, scolded him and tore him. People are watching, and to make matters worse, my cousin is here. Under the eyes of the public, the noble Mrs. C was ashamed and left the casino despondently. ...

Gambling is one of the ills of western society, eroding people's hearts all the time. With a thrilling story, the novel shows readers the crime of money trying to poison pure young people in western society. This young man is pure, intelligent and studious, and he has a bright future of his own. But the crazy parasitic outlook on life of "gambling on health" pushed him to the abyss of sin at once, and he became an ungrateful person and a shameless person. Mrs. C is kind-hearted, and she does everything to save those who slip, without any selfish desires; However, in the face of sudden emotional agitation, she sprouted crazy love for the people she saved; However, she fell in love with a man whose soul was taken away by bad habits. Although the young man and Mrs. C have different feelings, they are both victims of distorted western social life in essence. This novel is cleverly conceived and full of suspense; The language is vivid and touching. The reader seems to be listening to Mrs. C's personal story. With her experience and emotions, she has different feelings such as surprise, worry, admiration, pity and anger, which fully embodies Zweig's delicate psychoanalytic techniques and unique creative characteristics of describing the thoughts and feelings of middle-class women.