“This morning,” I said, “I noticed there were several maps on the stand next to your bed. Is that how you read yourself to sleep at night?”
“No, honey,” she said, laughing. “I don’t have to read myself to sleep. I told you my agent has a job for me in Paris. Those are maps of all the places I’ve always wanted to see—Paris, Rome, places like that.”
“It must be exciting to look forward to seeing places you’ve always wanted to visit. When do you go to Paris for the job?”
“In about two weeks. I can hardly wait.”
“I’ll bet. What about Rome? Are you going there, too?”
“My agent thinks he can get me in a club there. He hasn’t made a definite deal with them because he thinks I’ll get a long engagement in Paris. The contract is for four weeks, but they have the option to extend it. He says the
