“In my experience,” he replied, “physical love is apt to engender affection, unless for some reason it is blocked.”
“Have you much experience of this kind, sir?” I enquired. I had already developed a taste for teasing him.
“Oh, Jane,” he said, looking soulful, “must I make a reckoning of my life?”
“Eventually, I think, you must. But it can wait.”
“As to the combination of the roles of lover and employee, I do not see that there would be a conflict. I have no doubt you will continue to discharge your duties satisfactorily.”
“But what if we should fall out, as lovers sometimes do? What then happens to my employment?”
“There are no guarantees in this life,” he said, and a shadow passed across his face. “But let us look on the bright side. And let me assure you that your reputation is sa
