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The Travellers Club – Next Day
The lunch was billed as a welcome back but Eli was in no doubt that the welcome element would be seasoned with bitter herbs. Since the explosion, communication with Milne had been through official channels; no intimate chit chat over coffee or meals with fine wine. Today’s meeting would be the first time the two men had sat across the table breaking bread and Eli assumed that after the explosion Milne must have been flayed for mishandling the situation. If so, he would be in no mood to be pleasant.
But Eli was wrong.
‘Sherry I seem to remember,’ Milne said. ‘The club has changed the wine list since you were here last and I must recommend the Manzanilla Solear; they serve it ice cold and it’s really quite delicious.’
‘Thank you,’ Eli said.’ I’ve been l
