General Abraham invited Nathan to have lunch with them while they waited for the test results. As he was quite hungry and didn’t want to offend the General, he accepted the offer. The chef served the food himself, it consisted mostly of canned sausages, tuna and white sauce pasta.
“I hope you liked the food. It’s not much but it will have to do for now”. The General turned to Charles and asked him to open the reserved red wine.
Charles Collins opened the wine cabinet and took out a special 1944 vintage. As he poured it into their glasses, the old General stared at the blood red liquid greedily.
“Cheers!”
“Let’s drink to your health”, said Nathan raising his glass.
“We will raise a toast to our imminent victory!” exclaimed Charles exultantly.
When the wine glasses were empty, they e
