This scene is set in a fashionable restaurant frequented by businesspeople. At a discreet corner table, two people are sitting opposite one another. The woman is about sixty, while the man is much younger, maybe between thirty-five and forty. The wine waiter comes and asks the man to taste the wine.
Margaret PEAKE: It is strange for me to think that we shall never negotiate with one another again. I didn’t think that my retirement would come around so quickly! Anyway, we’ve had some great battles. You must have really hated me sometimes?
Carl RITCHIE (smiling): Is that what you think? Not at all! Quite the contrary! Generally our discussions were quite easy, quite relaxed, quite friendly. Though I must confess that the word “quite” ...
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