"Quality" by John Galsworthy is one of those stories that cannot work in another setting. Perfectly positioned at the cusp of the industrial revolution, it pits pre-industrial age work ethics against the more practical idea of mass production + advertising, resulting in a meditation on the meaning of quality.
The climax happens off camera because, perhaps, there really is no anguish regarding the decision. Gessler just dropped dead without even wondering if he was doing the right thing: choosing leather and his craft over food.
Next meeting: "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez
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