![[Agatha Christie] is fond of quoting the witty wife who once said, 'an archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
Christie's husband, Max Mallowan, was an archaeologist.](/assets/img/quote-photos/agatha-christie-is-fond-of-quoting-the-witty-wife-who-once-said-an-archaeolog.jpg)
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