Shall I phone and tell your secretary you're not coming today?
Yes, please, dear. Tell her I've got a cold and have a headache, but hope to be back in a day or two. You'd better say I'm staying in bed.
But you are not in bed. Do you want me to tell a lie?
Oh, it's only a little one, dear. I'm not making a false excuse. I really have a bad headache.
Then put the cigarette out. It's very foolish of you to smoke when you've got a cold.
Very well, dear. You're quite right.
You never listen to me.
Don't I?
Look, There's some boiling water in the kitchen. Here you are. Do as I tell you now. I've put something in the water. That'll do you a lot of good. Wrap this cloth around your neck and put your nose over the water. That's right. Breathe in deeply.
It smells nice.