When his wife, Preeto, returned, he asked her about the people on the trip in general, then casually asked her about the specific behavior of the passenger he knew to be his mistress.
"She slept with nearly every man on the ship," Preeeto reported.
Disheartened Banta then rendezvoused with his cheating mistress to ask her the same questions about his wife Preeto.
"She was a real lady," his mistress said.
"How so?" encouraged Banta asked.
"She came on board with her husband and never left his side."
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