“Ah,” said the Man in Asbestos, with real interest. “I’ve heard about your arrangements with the women, but never quite understood them. Tell me; you say you selected some woman?”
“Yes.”
“And she became what you called your wife?”
“Yes, of course.”
“And you worked for her?” asked the Man in Asbestos in astonishment.
“Yes.”
“And she did not work?”
“No,” I answered, “of course not.”
“And half of what you had was hers?”
“Yes.”