“Why?”
I said, “I don’t think you ever really stop to analyze the sort of life you’re leading unless you’re dissatisfied with it. I like my work. Therefore, I take everything for granted, and don’t contrast my sort of life with other kinds.”
She thought for a long time then, and said, “I guess you’re right.”
“What?”
“About never thinking about your life unless you’re dissatisfied with it. How long have you been a detective?”
“Seems like a long while,” I said.
“Did you start out to be one?”
“No. I started out to be a lawyer.”
“What stopped you? Couldn’t you complete your education?”
“No. I got admitted to the bar.”