After taking a moment to make certain that she was following that properly, Adah shook her head. "Then I'd conclude," she said, very matter-of-fact, "that your theory must be correct, and I'd almost have to keep visiting you, to keep you from being completely boring."

She paused, lifting a finger from his hand to signal that she wasn't quite finished yet, but that she needed a moment to find words again. When she had them, her finger dropped, and she continued. "In fact, I might have to prescribe more time with me, for that reason."