Individual Reading #3.

The narrator talked to Charles Strickland and found out that all his life Strickland fought against difficulties, but it hadn't affected him. Strickland worked as a guide, as a house-painter, as a translator the advertisement of medicines, he entered upon any jop to earn his living. Nevertheless, he had never was hired as an artist.  

Then, right before Christmas, the narrator and Dirk got to know that the artist got a serious disease. Stroeve arranged things so he was able to place Strickland in his house, though his wife was against it. When at last she agreed, Strickland settled in their house. Stroeve cared about him and did his best to set the artist on his feet. His wife Blanche also turned out to be a good nurse, so Strickland began to recover. However, it wasn't just like that that after this Blanche abandoned her husband. She was in love with Strickland.