“So…you mean you’re accepting my proposal?” “Silly, I accepted it ages ago.” Off my look of bewilderment, she said, “Oh, not with a conventional ‘Yes, darling, I’m yours,’ but I accepted in so many words.” “I didn’t interpret ‘put a pin in it’ as meaning yes.” Brushing swordfish crumbs off my shirt, she said, “You have to learn to listen with more than your ears.” “What orifice do you suggest I listen with?” “Don’t be crude. It doesn’t become you. I mean, sometimes you have to listen with your heart.”
