该句使用过去时描述因果关系，说明居住安排的原因与结果。
Since their home was far from the office, the husband and his secretary, Mar, shared an apartment near the company for convenience. One day, the husband invited his wife to have dinner at their rented apartment. During the meal, the wife kept observing the interactions between her husband and the secretary, and the husband noticed her scrutiny.
He proactively reassured her: "I know what you're thinking, but I can assure you that Mar and I are strictly boss and subordinate; there is absolutely nothing else."
A week later, Mar told the husband: "Ever since your wife came over for dinner, I haven't been able to find my silver spoon. Do you think she might have taken it?"
The husband replied: "I'm not sure, but don't worry, I'll handle this." Later, he sent an email to his wife:
"Dear wife: I won't say that you 'took' a silver spoon, nor will I say that you 'didn't take' one, but one thing everyone has noticed is that something has gone missing since you had dinner here. Love, your husband."
A day later, the wife's reply arrived:
"Dear husband: I won't say that you and Mar are 'sleeping' together, nor will I say that you and Mar are 'not sleeping' together, but one thing everyone has noticed is that if she were indeed sleeping in her own bed, she would have found that silver spoon by now."
由于家离公司较远，为了通勤方便，丈夫与秘书 Mar 合租了一套公司附近的公寓。一天，丈夫邀请妻子前往公寓共进晚餐。席间，妻子一直关注着丈夫与秘书之间的互动，丈夫也察觉到了妻子的疑虑。
于是丈夫主动向妻子解释道：“我知道你在想什么，但我向你保证，Mar 和我纯粹是上下级关系，绝无其他。”
一周后，Mar 对丈夫说：“自从你太太来吃过晚饭后，我就一直找不到那把纯银汤匙，你觉得会不会是她拿走了？”
丈夫回答：“我不知道，不过别担心，我会处理这件事。”随后，他给妻子发了一封邮件：
“亲爱的老婆：我不会说你‘拿’了纯银汤匙，也不会说你‘没拿’，但有一件事大家都注意到了，那就是自你吃过晚饭后，这里确实丢了一样东西。爱你的，老公。”
一天后，妻子的回信到了：
“亲爱的老公：我不会说你和 Mar ‘睡’在一起，也不会说你和 Mar ‘没睡’在一起，但有一件事大家都注意到了——如果她真的睡在自己的床上，她早该找到那把纯银汤匙了。”