Question

At the beginning of the story, what does the narrator call the ailment that afflicts Mrs.Mallard? In addition to a medical condition, what might the narrator mean by this phrase?

Answer 1

The answer is a heart condition. The title of the short story alludes to the time slipped by between the minutes at which the hero, Louise Mallard, hears that her better half is dead and when she finds that he is alive all things considered.