“I would never do that.” “Yes, well Vanessa asks you to go—” “I tell her no,” he said. “We stay home and make love instead.” “No,” I said, “you’ve got a daughter.” “Oh, you’re mistaken. I don’t.” “No, I mean imagine,” I said. “You’ve got a daughter, and she wants to go to the opera. It’s her birthday.” He considered this more carefully and nodded. “We’ll go for her birthday.” “But when you leave the opera, a homeless man approaches you—” “Is he strong?” “What?” I asked. Leo turned to me with a tilted head like this was a reasonable inquiry. “Is the man strong?” the candidate repeated. I
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