Chapter 10When Mark joined us, he sat down, and looked at his companions, each in turn. He then turned to the server who had remained standing beside him since he took a seat. “Let me have an espresso.”
“Tout de suite, Monsieur,” the waiter said. “Would anyone else care for another coffee or liquor, perhaps?” But he left the table quickly when he heard James say, “no thanks, we’re fine,” somewhat edgily.
With visible impatience, I had my eyes riveted on Mark. “Well, are you going to tell us what’s going on, or do we have to play twenty questions?”
Mark obviously revelled in leaving people stumbling in the dark for a while. He took his time to reply, unbuttoning his suit jacket and apparently trying to adjust his body to the comfortable chair before uttering a word.
“He’s he really go
