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In "The Fall of Edward Barnard" by W. Somerset Maugham, Bateman Hunter returns from Tahiti to Chicago, troubled by the story he must tell Isabel Longstaffe about Edward Barnard. Edward, once a promising young man, has chosen a simple and contented life in Tahiti, abandoning his previous ambitions and responsibilities. Bateman's recounting reveals Edward's transformation and his decision to stay in Tahiti with Arnold Jackson, a disgraced relative of Isabel's.