when at
night， in
her dark
bedroom，
she
insisted
on telling
him in
tedious
detail the
trivial
matters of
her day
and
insisted
on his
telling
her of his
day in
turn， it
was in the
fashion of
lovers：that
imperious
and
insatiable
demand
that the
trivial
details of
both days
be put
into
words，
without
any need
to listen
to the
telling。Then
he would
fnish his
supper and
go to her
where she
waited。Often
he would
not
hurry。As
time went
on and the
