Before taking her into the library, my wife told me she was an old friend in a marriage crisis. A fatuous lie; at her age there are no crises left in marriage, only acceptance and extraction. (General Villiers)

Robert Ludlum
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The statement, “I need to talk to you about something.” The general is speaking with his wife but she is not present as he does not want her to overhear their conversation. They are discussing the fact that she is having an affair with another man and that he is worried that they will divorce. The general’s wife has promised that she will end her affair and come home if he will promise to end his affair and come home as well. They ask the reader to sympathize with the general and help him out of his predicament.

Source: The Bourne Identity

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