And afterward, at a small table, he said: “I haven’t hired anybody for the house.”

And I said, “I know.”

And he said, “I’ve never needed a housekeeper, Evelyn.”

And I said: “Arthur.

I know.

I have known since about the fourth week and I want you to know that I knew, because I do not want either of us pretending that the last two years were an accident.”

He said: “Are you telling me something or asking me something?”

And I said: “I’m telling you that when it’s over, I’d like you to keep coming.