Just about drove a high-stakes poker player out of his mind one night in his comped suite when she wouldn’t give it up. “I don’t want to get pregnant,” Madeleine said. “Jesus,” he said, “haven’t you ever heard of rubbers?” “They’re only ninety percent effective.” “I’ll stop before ninety times, how about that?” he asked. “If you think that’s how odds work,” she said, “you should find another profession.”

