when he raised his face in question , she lowered her own to kiss him . she was wearing elegant tan pants and a cream blouse with pearl earrings and a pearl necklace . it turned out she had it all wrong . he only knew that a person infected once with the disease did not get it again . he walked out of the door , and a second later , he stuck his head back in the doorway . `` keep your voice down , dear , '' she told him quietly . then its time to stop being selfish . 