The moon and the sixpence

The story under the title “The Moon and Sixpence” was written by famous English writer - W. Somerset Maugham.
The extract under the discussion acquaints us with the protagonists – Captain Nichols and his wife and describes us the situation in this family. Reading the text we find out the main problem lying in the power of wife on her husband and complete obedience and silence of Captain Nichols. While reading on we realize he reconciled this fact and continues such an existence.