Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

"Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" is a short story by Roald Dahl that first appeared in a 1959 issue of Nugget. The story is Dahl's variation on a popular anecdote dating back at least to 1939: a married woman receives a glamorous mink coat from a man with whom she had an affair. She hopes to sneak the coat into her home without arousing her husband's suspicions, but soon discovers her husband has his own plans.