What My Wife Said, and What I Thought but Didn't Say

The author's wife questions his lack of ambition which leads the author to ponder the nature of ambition. He comes to the conclusion that amition is a form of self glorifications and, therefore, is a selfish pursuit. He believes it is his duty to be humble, rather than ambitious as his wife argues. The author then catalogs his typical daily activities with satisfaction, the only exception being the society events he is forced to attend with his wife to keep up appearances, leading him to lament his married state.