 What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with his wife?
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] Again in the laboratory, I entered the metabolic accelerator and withdrew the intravenous needles from my first volplas. The accelerator had forced them almost to adulthood in less than a month. It would be several hours before they would begin to move, to learn to feed and play, perhaps to learn to fly. Meanwhile, it was clear that here was no war of dominant mutations. I kissed her until I heard rollerskates coming across the terrace from one direction and a horse galloping toward the terrace from the other direction. Outside this little town, I found a litter of flat stones that had young black-snakes under each slab.
 They are an affectionate couple who respect each other.
 They have a happy marriage but the narrator is interested in the maid.  They have been together for a long time and the narrator is reaching a dangerous age.  They are an affectionate couple who respect each other.  They stayed together for their children and pretend to like each other.