Of course Ben knew that. He may have done plenty of fleeing in his life (a good deal of it at Aldous' behest — home from America, to Canada, to Paris, etc) but he wasn't going to just abandon his wife, or move to London and send a letter home after him. He'd need to return to pack, anyway, since he'd only thrown together a few days' worth of clothes in the bag he'd brought when he came to Aldous'.

But the prospect of going now made his stomach flip.

"I can talk to her tomorrow," he said with a nod. "If I can stay here tonight."