The Man Who Never Boarded the Plane
“Rosamund.”
“Sir.”
“Would you sit down for a minute.”
She wiped her hands and sat.
“I’ve been trying to work out how to say this for about six months,” he said, “and I’ve decided there’s no version that isn’t awkward, so I’m going to say it badly.
When I came back into this house in March, I came back because I had been told you were a thief.
I want you to know that I know that.