And he had written a line on page two, in advance, specifically to close that door, because he knew me well enough to know I would go through it.

He knew me well enough to pre-empt my eulogy.

Part Twenty-Three: Why He Did Not Ask

The next paragraph is the one I have had the most trouble with and the one I have read out loud to three different people.

I knew that if I told you the truth you might have said yes anyway.

I want you to know I knew that.

You are the sort of person who might well have.