The narrator recalls being shocked to find his father-in-law’s car outside the door when he and his mistress were visiting a motel. This uncomfortable and maybe deadly situation instantly tested him.Concerned that his father-in-law would spot him with his lover, he called off the meeting and advised his pal it wasn’t a good day out. She left disappointed, and before heading home the irate narrator shattered both mirrors on his father-in-law’s car.
The narrator went to his father-in-law the following day to boast about the absent car mirrors. When his father-in-law became irate, he was taken aback; the narrator questioned why.His father-in-law angrily clarified his annoyance. He loan his wife the automobile, which she returned without mirrors.
The irony gives the story humorous appeal. The narrator developed a new problem with his father-in-law, who had no idea why the mirrors were absent, in order to get out of an embarrassing one.
This joke makes readers chuckle by gently addressing the results of hasty decisions and the interesting misunderstandings that could arise in difficult and demanding situations.