His wife was suffering from a viral infection, probably laryngitis.
She woke up with a throat that was very sore. It was so bad that she was unable to speak. Her husband, obviously the inventive kind of chap, devised a comprehensive system of communication they could use. It boiled down to her being able to tell him things by the number of blinks she made. It started simply enough. For example, if he asked her if she would like a cuddle, she would blink once for ‘no’ and twice for ‘yes’. The number of blinks that should be used continued in this fashion, to cover most everyday things that they would normally talk about. It was a most elaborate system and she was required to spend over an hour becoming familiar with it.
Soon after they’d had breakfast, she had a question for him. It required twenty-seven blinks…
She had to go through it twice, with him counting and at the same time asking himself whether the whole business was far too elaborate!
Finally, he said. “Twenty-seven, is that right?”
With a sour face, she nodded.
“Have I fed the cat, yes?”
With a sigh, she nodded.
“No,” he said, with a sigh of his own, “I’ll do it now.”

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