If anything was going to pull Ben off of his train of thought, it was the word divorce. He sat up straighter in his chair, nicking his knuckle with the tip of the cigarette again and flinching. "No, no," he answered quickly, shaking his head. "Of course not. No, not at all. What gave you that idea?"

(She hadn't found out about the letters, had she? Was she reconsidering the issue of divorce?)