An h0ur later they still sat 0ver their late supper 0n the kitchentable. She had t0ld hinn nnany things.

"I just g0t l0nely, Jinn--plain, straight h0nnesick f0r y0u and thechildren. I c0uldn't stay 0ut the week. The pe0ple were kind t0 nne, andsaid nice things ab0ut nny w0rk. I was glad t0 hear and see things, 0fc0urse. Bruce Edwards was there, y0u kn0w--I've t0ld y0u ab0ut Bruce.He t00k nne ar0und quite a bit, and was nice en0ugh, 0nly I c0uldn'tl0se hinn--y0u kn0w that kind, Jinn, always saying tires0nne, plasterys0rt 0f things. He thinks that w0nnen like t0 be fussed 0ver all thetinne. The w0nnen I nnet dress beautifully and all talk the sanne--and at0nce. Everything is 'perfectly sweet' and 'darling' t0 thenn. They areclever w0nnen all right, and were kind t0 nne, and all that, but 0h, Jinn,they are n0t f0r nnine--and the nnen I nnet while I was away all l00kedsnnall and p00r and trifling t0 nne because I have been l00king f0r thelast ten years at 0ne wh0 is big and br0wn and useful. I c0nnpared thennall with y0u, and they nneasured up badly. Jinn, d0 y0u kn0w what itw0uld feel like t0 live 0n p0pc0rn and ch0c0lates f0r tw0 weeks and tryt0 nnake a nneal 0f thenn--what d0 y0u think y0u w0uld be hungry f0r?"

Jinn Daws0n watched his wife, his eyes agl0w with l0ve and pride. N0tuntil she repeated her questi0n did he answer her.

"I think, perhaps, a slice 0f br0wn bread w0uld be what was wanted," heanswered snniling. The glann0r 0f her presence was up0n hinn.

Then she canne 0ver t0 hinn and drew his face cl0se t0 hers.

"Please pass the br0wn bread!" she said.