The work depicts a jealous husband who, pretending to be a priest, learns in confession from his wife that she betrays him (novella quinta, giornata settimana del 'Decameron' Di Giovanni Boccaccio). After the war Renzo Vespignani is one of the exponents of the second generation 'realist', joins the group of 'realism' and 'Portonaccio', dealing with urban subjects (factories and city suburbs)