I was hoping to book a holiday,” he said quietly, “but I was wondering if you
could help me choose a place.”
Usually, Barba would have silently screamed at the customer for making her do
this unbelievably impossible task. Most of her customers were so fussy that she
could be sitting there for hours with them flicking through brochures and trying
to persuade them where to go when the truth was she really couldn't give a toss
where they went. But this man seemed pleasant, so she was glad to help. She
surprised herself.
“No problem, sir, why don't you take a seat there and we'll search through the
brochures.” She pointed to the chair in front of her and looked away again so she
didn't have to watch his struggle to sit down.
“Now,” she said, full of smiles, “is there any
