Chapter 27
England, Oxfordshire
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Saturday, July 15, 1996
9:39 p.m.
Le Manoir was set in a fifteenth century old manor house with its own extensive grounds close to the center of Oxford. The gorgeously appointed gardens and meticulously maintained manor house had all of Ethan’s closest friends and teachers gasping from the moment they came into view as they arrived for the party Niarchos was throwing to celebrate Ethan’s graduation with First Class Honors.
The wood paneled private dining room, La Belle Époque, bustled with laughter and crystal clinking.
Niarchos ate the delicate Scottish langoustine tartare and observed with a sharp eye the expertly orchestrated service, refilling wine glasses and serving the entrées. Everything was exactly the way he had re
