her perfect husband

Sylvia much regret not being able to hear Dr. Timpthompson speak when he came to the meeting. Of course, she was pleased that the man has been given the award. She only wished he hadn't been so boastful about it.

Dr. Timpthompson was Sylvia's ex-husband. They always went to see a play together; nevertheless, Sylvia didn't very much enjoy anything. She often sneezed during the performance; moreover, during a pause in the conversation at the meeting, she left the room. Everyone had always very much admired Dr. Timpthompson's work, and it was a great experience to meet him personally except for Sylvia. Sylvia never appreciated how important his work was. Her ex's plan was to split the organization up into a number of small units. He said that that would improve his prospects of competing with more specialized companies. Sylvia disagreed.

When they both were traveling in Spain, the ex-wife became very interested in regional foods. Dr. Timpthompson agreed that his ex-wrife could go everywhere alone when Dr. Timpthompson made the speech during a visit to Madrid. He also asked her to wait for a present. After Dr. Timpthompson came back, Sylvia disappeared. He saw a letter. It said, 'I had to wait eight weeks until the parcel arrived. You should consider whether the things you are interested in are good value.' Dr. Timpthompson had got into the habit of biting her nails when he was nervous. He could imagine that there appeared to be a major disagreement between the two people. There are too many people trying to get into a relationship. And how many people are there want to get out of the relationship? And why do many people want to be in a relationship? For Dr. Timpthompson, he thought there must be some way of contacting Sylvia.

One evening at Dr. Timpthompson's place, the door opened and in came the ex-wife. A housekeeper asked Sylvia how she came back to the house because she did not own a car. Sylvia looked beat and she explained that she would have to walk home, along came Nicholas and he gave her a ride. Before she walked upstairs, she said she had proposed that Nicholas move to her place and New York office. The maid looked concerned that Sylvia should think Nicholas was not the right person. The only excuse that Sylvia gae to everybody was that she was hectic and felt worn.

It was not surprising that Sylvia and Nicholas should be seen together--they are not brother and sister.