“right?’ ‘I’m fine. In fact I’m delighted to be tired and drawn rather than old. It makes me feel like a boy!’ Charlie tucks into his second helping of Barbara’s casserole, hoping Helen will change the subject. At times during their marriage, he’s tried to deflect her long-winded inquisitions, but generally to no avail. Her tendency to see only the black and white in life means she can detect a lie or indeed a deflection a mile off. It’s better to keep”