Sit before you Recline
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“Your attention please.”
“May I please have your attention?”
Repeating himself with increasing volume, trying to balance courtesy with firmness, Luke didn’t want to seem rude.
Someone clinked a spoon against a glass.
Silence.
“Thanks, everyone. And thanks to my friend with the spoon. She has taught me a lesson – it is not how loud the sound, but how right.
“We are so glad you could join us today to celebrate our friend and colleague, Imma Vine. The invitation said this occasion was for his birthday, but it has turned into a double-barrelled event. I am pleased to announce that Imma has just accepted a position at one of the best investment banks in the country, so we are also celebrating that tonight. Does this guy make us proud or what?”
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