Embarrassment of Corpses, An (2014)
““No.”
“And it’s not Ephemera?”
“No!” Effie protested, with mock indignation.
“Then I give up,” said Oliver. “What is Effie short for? Effervescence? Effluvium? Effrontery?”
“I thought you’d given up,” she laughed. Their conversation was interrupted by the rare appearance of their waiter, a young man with a mane of blond, curly hair that rivaled Effie’s and a sculptured three-day growth of beard.
“Can I interest you in dessert?” the waiter articulated, his attention focused o...n his reflection in one of the large Victorian mirrors covering the distressed stucco of the restaurant. Narcissism was the principal theme of Gadzooks, the popular restaurant on Kensington High Street, which explained its enduring popularity with the young and fashionable. The lighting was bright, not just for the video cameras, which threw the patrons’ frequently famous faces onto large monitors dotted around the restaurant (a tip to the maître d’ would secure several instant replays), but also to enable those diners who insisted on wearing sunglasses indoors to read the menus.MoreLess
“And it’s not Ephemera?”
“No!” Effie protested, with mock indignation.
“Then I give up,” said Oliver. “What is Effie short for? Effervescence? Effluvium? Effrontery?”
“I thought you’d given up,” she laughed. Their conversation was interrupted by the rare appearance of their waiter, a young man with a mane of blond, curly hair that rivaled Effie’s and a sculptured three-day growth of beard.
“Can I interest you in dessert?” the waiter articulated, his attention focused o...n his reflection in one of the large Victorian mirrors covering the distressed stucco of the restaurant. Narcissism was the principal theme of Gadzooks, the popular restaurant on Kensington High Street, which explained its enduring popularity with the young and fashionable. The lighting was bright, not just for the video cameras, which threw the patrons’ frequently famous faces onto large monitors dotted around the restaurant (a tip to the maître d’ would secure several instant replays), but also to enable those diners who insisted on wearing sunglasses indoors to read the menus.MoreLess
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