Classicly

A Pair of Patient Lovers is a collection of five short stories written by William Dean Howells,  an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". His other writings are of "The Landlord at Lion's Head" "Ragged Lady" etc. The stories are named as:

1. A Pair Of Patient Lovers
2. The Pursuit Of The Piano
3. A Difficult Case
4. The Magic Of A Voice
5. A Circle In The Water