Reflection 15“I say, are you all right?”
The voice of the Member of Parliament seems to come from a very long distance.
I suppose it is less than a minute since David came into the room and yet I feel he has been there for ages.
“I think I would like a drink,” I said weakly.
“Of course,” my companion says. “Here, take mine while I try to find a waiter.”
He put a glass into my hand and I drank everything it contained without even tasting it.
I had no idea if it was champagne, a cocktail or sherry, but it made me feel better and now when the Member of Parliament turned to speak to me again I am able to smile at him.
“I expect I’m hungry,” I explain. “We do seem to have been waiting a long time for dinner.”
“I agree with you,” he replied. “I hate people who are late and I like to have
