A Matter of Honour
“enquired Petrova across the lunch table.
Romanov frowned. His pretence at ‘strictly confidential information’ only to be passed on at the highest level had merely elicited a knowing smile from his companion who was also not inclined to believe that her boss had a pressing appointment at the Consulate that afternoon, an appointment that he had forgotten to mention to her before.
Anna held out a spoon brimming with caviar and pushed it towards Romanov as if she was trying to feed a reluctant baby....
“Thank you – no,” said Romanov firmly.
“Suit yourself,”
said the young woman before it disappeared down her own throat. Romanov called for the bill. When he was presented with the slip of paper he couldn’t help thinking that for that price he could have fed a Russian family for a month. He paid without comment.
“I’ll see you back in the hotel later,” he said curtly.
“Of course,” said Petrova, still lingering over her coffee. “What time shall I expect you?”
Romanov frowned again.MoreLess
Romanov frowned. His pretence at ‘strictly confidential information’ only to be passed on at the highest level had merely elicited a knowing smile from his companion who was also not inclined to believe that her boss had a pressing appointment at the Consulate that afternoon, an appointment that he had forgotten to mention to her before.
Anna held out a spoon brimming with caviar and pushed it towards Romanov as if she was trying to feed a reluctant baby....
“Thank you – no,” said Romanov firmly.
“Suit yourself,”
said the young woman before it disappeared down her own throat. Romanov called for the bill. When he was presented with the slip of paper he couldn’t help thinking that for that price he could have fed a Russian family for a month. He paid without comment.
“I’ll see you back in the hotel later,” he said curtly.
“Of course,” said Petrova, still lingering over her coffee. “What time shall I expect you?”
Romanov frowned again.MoreLess
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