Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Wolfe is in Paris to see friend, Fact2: Strickland persuades Blanche to take ill near Christmas Stroeve him into happy home promising to nurse him back to health by himself, Fact3: artist makes himself evicting host from own studio, Fact4: Stroeve offers to put up Strickland at mother 's home in Holland, Fact5: Tiara had arranged match between Strickland and young infatuated cousin Ata
Output (English): Geoffrey Wolfe Herbert Marshall, a writer similar to Maugham, tells the story of Charles Strickland George Sanders. A mediocre, seemingly unassuming London stockbroker, Strickland suddenly gives up his career, wife of 17 years an uncredited Molly Lamont, and children and moves to Paris. Mrs. Strickland asks Wolfe to bring him back. To Wolfes surprise, Strickland has not run away with another woman as he had been told, but because Strickland feels compelled to become a painter. He exhibits no remorse or shame about abandoning his family and refuses to return to his old life, whereupon his wife divorces him. Despite his strong disapproval of Stricklands callous behavior, Wolfe is intrigued. Several years later, Wolfe is in Paris to see his friend, kindhearted Dirk Stroeve Steven Geray. Stroeve is a bad painter, but an astute judge of others talent. When Wolfe asks if he knows Strickland, he confidently states that the man is a great painter, even though he has not sold any of his work and barely ekes out a living with odd jobs. However, Stroeves beloved wife Blanche loathes the man. Finding Strickland seriously ill near Christmas, Stroeve persuades a very reluctant Blanche to take him into their happy home, promising to nurse him back to health by himself. After six weeks, the artist recovers and makes himself at home, even evicting his host from his own studio. When Stroeve asks him to leave, Blanche unexpectedly announces she is going with him. Stroeve first tries to throttle Strickland. Then, after regaining his composure, he gives the couple the apartment and departs himself. Later, Strickland discards Blanche he only accepted her because he wanted to study the female form, and she commits suicide. Even after all this, Stroeve offers to put Strickland up at his mothers home in Holland. He declines. Wolfe travels to Tahiti, where he learns of Stricklands fate from Captain Nichols Eric Blore and Tiara Johnson Florence Bates. Tiara had arranged a match between Strickland and her young, infatuated cousin Ata Elena Verdugo. They marry, live happily on Atas property, and have a child. Strickland paints as much as he wants. Then Dr. Coutras Albert Bassermann is sent for. He informs Strickland he has contracted leprosy. Ata refuses to leave him, braving the hostility of their neighbors, though she eventually entrusts their child to others. Two years later, Coutras is summoned again. He is too late; Strickland is dead. Entering the now dilapidated house, Coutras is awestruck by the paintings adorning all of the interior, recognizing despite his lack of knowledge of art that Strickland has created masterpieces. Ata, however, burns the house down, fulfilling a promise extracted by her husband.