In the morning, she chose to stay. She did not say the choice out loud. She did not say: *I am staying.* She made the choice the way one makes a choice one has been making for a long time, and the making does not need to be said, and the not-saying is the most saying of all. She made tea. She put the kettle on. She sat at the table. She waited for him. He came down the stairs. He came into the kitchen. He saw the table set for two. He saw that the third cup had been put away. He said: *the th...