“Vicariously,’” she said slowly. “You’ll have to tell me what that means, Anthony.” The way she said his name induced a kind of intimacy. It promised something, a repetition in some future time. “It means” – Anthony’s mouth had dried – “it means pleasure gained through the pleasure of someone else.”

“Vicariously,’” she said slowly. “You’ll have to tell me what that means, Anthony.” The way she said his name induced a kind of intimacy. It promised something, a repetition in some future time. “It means” – Anthony’s mouth had dried – “it means pleasure gained through the pleasure of someone else.”

— Jojo Moyes