And at the end of it, at the table, she said: “Was that right?

To tell?”

And I said: “Here’s the rule, and it’s the only one.

If a grown-up asks you to keep a secret from me, that’s the one you always tell.

Every time.

That’s the whole rule and it doesn’t have any exceptions and you’re never going to get it wrong.”

She said, “Even if it’s you?”

And I said, “Especially if it’s me.”