The Story of An Hour: Pain and Suffering From False News In "The Story of An Hour" Mrs. Mallard received news that her husband had died. The story shows the pain and suffering she went through because she loved her husband. Josephine, Mrs. Mallard's sister, and Richard, a friend, told Mrs. Mallard of her husband's death. Mrs. Mallard could not accept the significance of the news, she cried instantly. This shows the abandonment Mrs. Mallard now felt. While in her room by herself she felt that something or someone was coming to her, she sat there wondering what it was. This thing was the theory of her being alone for the years t