Author: Anthony Trollope / Year: 1815-1882 / Genre: General Fiction Look for a moment at the title of this story: He Knew He Was Right. There are a couple of interesting ways of understanding that title. It seems to refer to Louis's suspicion about his wife secretly having the Colonel as her boyfriend, which he feels confident about. At the end of his life though, his wife asks for his blessing, as a sign that he knows she did not break their marital vows. The ironic tension here is that Louis must not believe she is sleeping with him. Rather, he knows that his young wife has secretly feelings for other men, and on that front, he is absolutely correct.
