Dream story - Arthur Schnitzler

A married couple are troubled by events and jealous of each other's attentions the night before at a masquerade ball. Suddenly, Fridolin, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of an elderly councillor whose daughter he finds attractive and vaguely sensual. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who is later taken by a friend to a secret' party... Recognised as Schnitzler's masterpiece, this book was also the inspiration for Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut.'