They were seated in the conservatory dining room at the rear of the restaurant. The roof and all but the bottom couple of feet of the walls were glass. As the day was bright and sunny, the room with its dark mahogany chairs and tables covered in white linen cloths was brightly lit. Being Sunday, the room was almost full to capacity. A family with two noisy children were in one corner. Paul was relieved they hadn’t been seated next to them. Their table, midway along the far wall, was opposite that of two older men who were talking quietly whilst eating their roast beef. Paul decided he’d also have the beef.
Natalie started a discussion about the laws on Sunday shopping. Paul thought it was a shame people wanted to treat the day just like any other.
“Most people work during the week and ca
