"On the boat," said Guy.
"Cards?" she asked.
"No, I wish it was. No, I've—well, the fact is, Ben, my dear, I'm engaged."
"I know that," said Ben. "You've been engaged for years. Don't Melanie and I live together, and don't I see her watching for the postman?"
"Oh, cut that out," said Guy, with a groan. "That's not the engagement I mean. I'm engaged to someone else, someone I met on the boat."
"My dear Guy," said Ben, "this is awful."
"Don't I know it?" said Guy.
"But I mean for Melanie," said Ben.
"For both of us," said Guy.