"The wind has picked up, and there's snow falling out there," Albert remarked as he let the drape fall back into place over the window. "We'd better start down soon."
"I need to empty these few shelves, then I'll be done." Maryann took several files from the built-in bookcase and placed them in a packing box.
"You always enjoyed reading those manuscripts when we came up here."
She shrugged. "It's better than doing it in the office. There was no one to distract me here."
"Except me, I guess," he said. "I remember pestering you until you put your work aside and paid attention to me."
