It’s lovely, dear. Who but you would have thought of having a birthday cake on our wedding anniversary.

Professor

I started to put forty candles: one for each year; but there was no room left for the cake.

Mrs. Ray

I like the idea of three—just three.

Professor

Yes; three birthdays that meant so much in our time together: Teddy, Mary and Paul.

Mrs. Ray

Forty years!

Professor