The dare devil stunt woman had lost her balance.
The psychiatrist was attempting to establish a friendly
relationship to facilitate treatment.
“Tell me about your work,” he said. “What do you do?”
“Well,” said the stunt woman, “I jump off cliffs, I wrestle
man-eating lions, I swim under water for fifteen minutes
at a time and jump out of moving helicopters.”
“My gosh! How to you manage to live*?”
“I take in laundry.”