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"I don’t eat carbohydrates," she says pleasantly "But you go ahead I’m sure it’s delicious!"

"No, it’s OK," I say hastily "I’ll just have the sea bass"

God, how could I be so stupid? Of course Manhattanites don’t eat garlic bread

"And to drink?" says the waiter

"Ernon blanc, ood," says Kent with a friendly srino for estures to her turino?

"I’ll just have water too!" I say quickly "I don’t need wine! It was just an idea You know--"

"No!" says Kent "You must have whatever you like!" She snon blanc, please, for our guest"

"Honestly--" I say, flushing red

"Rebecca," says Kent, lifting a hand with a sreat Now she thinks I’-to-know-you lunch without hitting the booze

Well, never lass One glass, and that’s it

And that is honestly what I lass and leave it at that

But the trouble is, every tiain, and so it Besides which, it would look rather ungrateful to order a whole bottle of wine and leave it undrunk

So the upshot is, by the ti quite… Well I suppose one word ht be pissed But it’s not a probleood ti really witty Probably because I’ve relaxed a little I’ve told the Coffee, and they’ve listened carefully and said it all sounds "quite fascinating"

"Of course, you British are very different fro her about the time Dave the cameraman arrived so pissed he keeled over in theher nose God, that was funny In fact, I can’t stop giggling, just re it