438 The Wife's Math

dinner table. She opens it and reads:

"My Dear Wife,

You will surely understand that I have certain needs that you, as

a 54 year-old, can no longer satisfy. I'm very happy with you and

I value you as a good wife. However, after reading this letter, I

hope you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 year-old

secretary at the Comfort Inn. Please don't be upset, I shall be back before midnight.

" When the man came home late that night, he found a reply to his letter on the dining room table:

"My Dear Husband,

I received your letter and thank you for your honesty about my being 54 years old.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also

54 years old. I would like to inform you that, while you read this, I will be

at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, one of my students, who is also an assistant

tennis coach. He is young, virile and, like your secretary, he is 18. You, being

a successful businessman with an excellent knowledge of math, will understand

that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference

18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18...